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US: Central Coast grapegrowers and legal cannabis cultivators seek common ground
Deep divisions remain between the established, decades-old winegrape growing industry and the upstart cannabis business that has taken root. The multi-million dollar businesses are learning how to grow together.
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A robot for spraying narrow, steep vines
After three years in development, a Japanese manufacturer known for its tractors, marine engines and public works machinery, has almost completed its fourth prototype: the YV01. The autonomous, high-clearance tractor is designed for spraying narrow, sloping vines in Champagne, Burgundy and the Loire Valley, which are between 1 and 1.5 metres wide.
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French agencies to check pesticide exposure of residents in wine-growing areas
France’s food and public health agencies, Anses and Santé Publique France, have announced that they would be launching a study on pesticide exposure among people living in winegrowing areas. The issue is of growing concern in France and the EU.
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Romania, South Africa and Spain increase bulk exports to Germany, while Italy, Chile and the US lose sales
No other country now imports more wine than Germany. In MWBI’s market overview, using data from the World Bulk Wine Fair’s Bulk Wine Club, an analysis of where most of that wine comes from – and the broad range of prices between producing countries – is presented.
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Australian wineries consider teaming up with Chinese wine producers
Australian winemakers have begun visiting Chinese wine regions such as Qinghai and Ningxia to conduct field study and discuss potential cooperation, reported The Sydney Morning Herald. In particular, representatives from Australian wine giants Treasury Wine Estates and Accolade Wines made recent trips to the vineyards surrounding Helan Mountain in Ningxia located in northwest China.
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Could the Treasury Wine Estates share price hit $14 by the end of 2021?
The Treasury Wine Estates share price is pushing higher this week. At the time of writing, the wine company’s shares are up 1 per cent to $11.88. This means Treasury Wine’s shares are now up 24% since the start of the year.
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Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc shortage ‘not going away any time soon’, retailer warns
UK consumers need to embrace new countries for their fix of Sauvignon Blanc as the lack of availability of Marlborough New Zealand is likely to continue for some time, the BWS boss at UK supermarket retailer Morrisons has warned.
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Regenerative agriculture: global market potential
In February 2020 Bragato Research Institute and New Zealand Winegrowers collaborated with Beef + Lamb New Zealand to explore the global market potential for regeneratively produced red meat and wine products from Aotearoa.
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Portuguese wine exports to August up better-than-expected 13% YoY to €581m
Portugal’s wine exports in the first eight months of this year were up 13% on the same period a year earlier, more than expected, to €581 million, with an emphasis on certified wines, according to the main representative body for the sector, ViniPortugal.
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Vines to be frozen to protect France’s most valuable wine source
The world’s largest collection of historical grapevines will be frozen in a €10.4 million (about $12.1 million) cooler, launched this month by the French National Institute for Research into Agriculture, Food and the Environment.
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Chile: VSPT Wine Group signs IDFG partnership to distribute wines in the East
VSPT Wine Group has signed a deal with Intercontinental Duty Free Group to broaden the reach of its wine brands to consumers in the East. The partnership, which is set to bring two of the global wine producer’s brands to eastern travel retail markets, has been heralded as “great news” by the team at Intercontinental […]
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Supply chain bottleneck hits Oregon wine, spirits industry
The well-documented supply chain shortage could impact Oregon’s wine industry. It’s not that a lack of wine is being produced, the issue is getting it packaged, shipped out and distributed. The president of the Stoller Wine Group says they have their eyes on a number of supply chain issues.
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Wine doesn’t have to mean a glass bottle and cork
Before you can appreciate a wine you have to open it. In times past, that meant pulling a cork from a glass bottle. Not so much today. In broad terms, wine comes in four container-closure packages: can, box, screw top, cork.
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Blog: Branding for the brave new world of English wine
Richard Village, strategy director of brand consultancy Smith&+Village, argues that the brand identities of English wines should strive to be rebellious, creative and distinctively English rather than follow the traditional conventions of Old World wine.
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Alisal Fire at 93% contained
Just a few stretches of the Alisal Fire footprint remain open, and fire officials recalculated fire containment to be 93 per cent Tuesday morning, up from 87% the night before. One persistent area is high in the hills above Mariposa Reina and another up along West Camino Cielo — both of these on the Gaviota […]
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Chinese trade war tariffs drive wine exports off cliff, but new markets emerge
Australian wine exports have dropped to their lowest point in five years due to the Chinese government’s tariffs, but Hong Kong’s door is wide open. The latest Wine Australia report found demand for Australian wine lifted by 135 per cent in Hong Kong and 43% in South-East Asia, apparently showing that Australian winemakers are diversifying […]
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