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How does wine consumer behaviour in Hong Kong differ from that in China?
One of the fundamental truths about wine consumer behaviour is that, in general, the characteristics of a given geographical market reflect the unique combination of cultural, political, economic, and social factors that have been at work for years, if not generations.
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Torresan Estate takes over Petaluma site
Woodside Adelaide Hills, the former home of Petaluma and Croser winemaking, is now in the hands of Torresan Estate, a third-generation South Australian family business. Torresan Estate has taken over the property and its bottling facilities from Accolade Wines, with all winemaking of Petaluma and Croser moving to Accolade Wines’ Tintara facility. Torresan Estate will […]
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Australian wine industry pushes for sustainable future
Australian wineries are being encouraged to embrace sustainability in line with changing consumer expectations. Sustainable Winegrowing Australia currently has 767 members, 125 of which have been officially certified.
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Foley Wines plans to buy vineyard
An NZX-listed Marlborough-based wine company has announced its intention to buy Central Otago’s Zebra Bendigo Flat Vineyard. Foley Wines told the market it had entered into a conditional contract to buy the Bendigo property off Zebra Vineyards, subject to Overseas Investment Office approval.
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Paper shortage and delays cause disruption in printing of wine labels
With paper joining a lengthy list of items in short supply because of pandemic-stretched supply lines, winemakers find themselves in a bind when it comes to getting their products to market. Without paper, there are no labels, and with no labels on the bottles, there is no wine.
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Winegrowers bring in worms to manage waste
Wine regions across the world were hit by catastrophic droughts, floods and wildfires this year. For decades, winegrowers have been working toward a more sustainable way to use water in the vineyards and cellar. But in recent months, the need to conserve water has been vaulted to the top of the priority list.
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US Supreme Court declines to hear major wine shipping case
The country’s highest court will not decide Sarasota Wine Market v. Schmitt, upholding Missouri’s law banning consumer direct-shipping alcohol sales from out-of-state retailers.
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Blog: Wine business bottlenecks
Everyone in the wine business knows about the problem of bottlenecks — and I am not just talking about the kind you see in this photo. Bottlenecks or choke-points are found throughout the wine product chain and any one of them can make life difficult.
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Prosecco prices may rise as Italy hit by commodity price increases
Soaring prices for wood, metal, paper and glass are likely to impact bottle prices of Prosecco, Primitivo and Chianti, reveals analysis by Corriere Vinicolo. Italian wine exports were up 15.6% in the first half of the year, but a worrying headwind threatens to put a stop to the post-COVID pick-up: a sharp increase in commodities’ […]
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Vinexpo Shanghai 2021 cancelled
Vinexpo Shanghai 2021 was abruptly cancelled just 10 days before its official opening date, citing pandemic-induced international travel restrictions as the main cause for the cancellation, the organiser has announced through its official Chinese WeChat account.
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Young Gun: Natillie Johnston
This month, budding winemaker Tillie Johnston had a chat with journalist Samuel Squire about her start in the industry, the challenges she overcame in starting up her own brand, while weaving yarns about the travels that influenced her decision to come home to the Yarra Valley and set up shop.
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UK boom, China bust drives bulk wine export surge
Booming exports of bulk wine into the UK and Europe are helping prop up the Australian industry that is scrambling to find new avenues for wine after Chinese tariffs of more than 200 per cent introduced last November threatened to cripple bottled shipments.
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Electric tractors are being put to work in US vineyards
A $1 million grant from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District helped growers purchase new electric machinery. The e70N tractor is among seven electric tractors operating at a half-dozen vineyards and farms in Northern California, thanks to a $1 million grant from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to spur zero-emission technology in […]
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Solar panels help French winemaker keep climate change at bay
A roof of solar panels shades Pierre Escudie as he inspects the last plump grapes to be harvested at his vineyard in southwest France, after a year of hard frosts and blistering heat that damaged many of his neighbours’ crops.
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California winemaker switches to carbon farming
Today, Robin Lail sees Napa Valley threatened not by microscopic insects or behemoth corporations, but by Mother Nature herself. The valley – and Northern California more broadly – has been ravaged by wildfires from 2017 through 2020, when the Glass Fire scorched the northern end of Napa Valley and tainted much of the region’s vintage […]
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UK producer implements climate footprint labels
When in Rome, a UK wine company, has revealed that it has become the first wine brand in the UK to implement a climate footprint label on its packaging. The Gloucestershire-based sustainable wine brand has partnered with CarbonCloud to quantify its product’s carbon footprint and bring more transparency to its climate impact.
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