French wine and spirits exports fell by almost a quarter in the first half of 2009, threatening to wipe out the gains of the past four years.

Champagne sales plummeted by 45% in value with Bordeaux declining 24%, according to the Fédération des Exportateurs de Vins and Spiritueux (FEVS).
Both wine and spirits have been hit by […]

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Bordeaux producers are cautiously optimistic about the 2009 vintage after a dry and warm season - already comparing it with 2005.
Expectations are high following a sunny and dry summer. While a little rain would be welcome, they are praying September does not spoil what could be a great year.
Emmanuel Cruse, owner of Margaux property Château […]

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South Africa is set to become the first country to approve the use of a novel photopurification technology for the purification of wine.

SurePure, a company that has developed and patented a process for the purification of wine and other liquids using only light, has overcome the first hurdle towards legalising its technology in the winemaking […]

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Since 2001, India has possibly been the fastest-growing wine market worldwide, and one that is viewed with an enormous amount of interest by winemakers everywhere.
Sales of wine in India have shot up from a paltry 340,000 cases in 2001-02 to about 1.5 million cases in YE March ‘09 - a growth of nearly 25 per […]

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If you’re serious about drinking wine, chances are you’re serious about cellaring it too.
And if you’re serious about storing it, you’ll know that under the stairs isn’t the best place for your precious collection.
Make sure you keep it somewhere where the temperature is stable from day to night and season to season. This can be […]

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When you think of great wine producing regions, the first countries that pop in your head are probably France, Italy, and maybe the western side of the United States. I’d wager Scotland doesn’t place on too many people’s lists of great wine producers.

But if we don’t get a handle on global warming, some French chefs […]

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New rules came into force in the European Union (EU)’s wine sector as part of a package of reforms designed to make the industry more competitive.

Producers will now be allowed to label bottles with grape variety and vintage and the range of legal winemaking practise has been broadened to include all methods permitted by […]

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China is a large emerging country with an amazing potential of wine consumption. The influence of western eating, drinking habits and rising average incomes have been key factors in the fast development of wine market in China.

China has stepped into one of the ten largest wine consumption market in the world. The value of the […]

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Consumption, most analysts agree, has not been affected by the recession. If anything, Americans are drinking more wine than ever. But they are drinking cheaper wine and spending less money on it.
Aside from the fact that producers could charge that much because of the demand, one reason for those high prices was the expense of […]

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Wine drinking may not be a competitive sport but the rivalry between countries to see who leads the world with the most influential palate, which wineries are leading their region, and which supermarket’s buying team is ruling the roost is just as intense.
Perhaps the most brutal way to examine the world of wine is by […]

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