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Global organic vineyard area reaches half-a-million hectares
A new report from the OIV shows that organic viticulture is gaining major ground across the world, with nearly half-a-million hectares worldwide now dedicated to organic vines. In a bid to better understand the impact of rising environmentally-friendly production methods in viticulture, the report looked into the spread of certified organic vineyard areas globally between […]
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How wildfires are affecting Californian vineyards
A string of heavy fire seasons is worrying for farmers and winemakers, who are now grappling with a grape affliction known as smoke taint. Fires are a fact of life in California, but the severity and volume of the fires lately are causing major problems for one of the state’s most important agricultural crops: grapes.
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Similarities and distinctions in the Nordic wine markets
The Nordic markets of Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden are important markets for Australian wine exports, making up 5 per cent of the volume shipped in 2020-21. These markets can be remarkably similar in certain aspects and vastly different in others. Wine Australia’s newly released Nordics Market Update September 2021 analyses these markets as a […]
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Clare Valley’s tourism numbers hit new highs as people stay close to home
Tourism is booming in regional areas as South Australians opt to explore their own backyard as borders remain closed. The Clare Valley, about 100 kilometres north of Adelaide, has recorded strong visitor numbers with tourism expenditure reaching $134 million — the region’s 2025 target.
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Restaurant and Catering Association ‘bewildered’ by QLD bill
The peak industry body representing hospitality businesses has expressed its “disappointment and bewilderment” at the Queensland Government’s changes to rules around takeaway alcohol sales through restaurants and cafés.
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Largest counterfeit Bordeaux wines busted in China
A wedding banquet in China’s eastern Shandong province has led police to uncover a whopping haul of RMB 300 million (US$46.5 million) worth of counterfeit Bordeaux wines churned out by a Chinese company that went as so far to fabricate a fictitious war with Château Lafite Rothschild for its Bordeaux estate’s back story.
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UK: Cult Wines awarded Carbon Neutral Plus certification
The UK’s Cult Wines has received a Carbon Neutral Plus certification from Carbon Footprint, which verifies the company has not only neutralised, but significantly offset its carbon footprint by contributing to sustainability projects around the world
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Organic wine market projected to expand
The organic wine market is anticipated to expand at a CAGR of 10.8% during the forecast period 2020-2030. Increased product demand across restaurants and retail sector is expected fuel market growth in the upcoming years
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Vintage 2021: Europe’s return to grace
After years of baking temperatures and high sugars, James Lawrence welcomes a return to classic wine styles. Finally, a growing season not exclusively defined by drought, prolonged heatwaves and sugar levels best left to Coca Cola. Frost was the principle enemy in 2021, not an excess of sunshine.
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US: Restaurateur faces allegations of sexually harassing employees
Nearly a dozen former employees have accused Sebastopol restaurateur Lowell Sheldon — who’s been involved a number of wine country restaurants and bars including Handline, Fern Bar, and Khom Loi — of sexual harassment and creating a toxic work environment, primarily at his now-closed restaurant Lowell’s.
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Millennials drive the sparkling wine category
Sparkling wine embraces a wide spectrum from the ultra-luxury to the everyday, but its traditional role has remained one of social joy – celebrating togetherness and often marking a notable moment in life. It’s therefore hardly surprising that the onset of the pandemic has provoked disruption in the sparkling wine category, with global volumes falling […]
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Wineries, breweries in Australia offering electrons from sunshine
Now a larger winery is going 100% solar. Treasury Wine Estates, which produces the premium brands Penfolds, Wolf Blass, Pepperjack and Wynns has pledged to source its electricity needs from 100% solar by 2024. Barossa Valley wineries have already achieved 100% renewable energy by installing a 3MW solar system. A 1.4MW system powers the Barossa […]
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WineWorks Hawke’s Bay fire unlikely to be linked to nearby suspicious blaze
Investigations into a “deliberately lit” fire (not pictured) at a Flaxmere industrial building are ongoing, but authorities say there’s no reason to believe it’s linked to a suspicious fire nearby days earlier. Fire and Emergency New Zealand Hawke’s Bay group manager Glen Varcoe said while they couldn’t yet confirm the cause of the fire, “we […]
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US Supreme Court to reconsider wine retailer shipping
On 8 October, the Supreme Court will hold a conference to discuss whether to grant cert in Sarasota Wine Market LLC v. Schmitt. The petitioners challenged the 8th Circuit’s ruling, which upheld Missouri’s discriminatory wine retailer shipping law. Under the Missouri law, in-state retailers can ship wine to Missouri residents, out-of-state retailers are not afforded […]
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Burgundy blue over smallest vintage ever
Burgundy’s run of golden vintages has come to a shuddering halt, leaving growers in despair. With vintage under way across much of Europe now, all manner of accidents, incidents and issues come to the foreground.
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French wine giant Castel fined in China for violating advertising law
French wine giant Castel Frères, the third largest wine group in the world, has been handed a fine in mainland China for violating advertising law, sounding an alarm for wineries that are using superlative languages in promotions.
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