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How resumed global travel could revive Californian wine country tourism
A return of international visitors — a $28 billion business before the pandemic — could receive a boost following the Biden administration’s decision to lift air travel restrictions.
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WSET toasts record number despite China suspension
The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET), the largest global provider of wine, spirits and sake qualifications, has reported that a record number of students for 2020-2021 academic year, buoyed by strong growth from the US, despite its operation suspension in China.
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Sotheby’s to offer rare vintages direct from Chanel Vineyards
To celebrate 25 years of Chanel’s ownership of the historic Rauzan-Ségla and Canon in the wine region of Bordeaux, Sotheby’s is presenting a selection of untouched vintage wines direct from the vineyards in the upcoming auction “Rauzan-Ségla & Canon | From One Bank to Another | A Celebration Direct from the Chanel Vineyard”.
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What Australian sparkling wine producers need to do to rival Champagne
Champagne has an illustrious reputation. It’s known as being the wine of royalty. The thing you pop to celebrate a milestone. The pinnacle of everything decent and debaucherous.
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Labour shortage leaves wine industry facing uncomfortable truth
Without a “significant change around the status of the border”, New Zealand’s wine industry will continue to have a seriously depleted workforce, an industry leader says. New Zealand Winegrowers chief executive Philip Gregan said the COVID-19 pandemic had made what they always knew blatantly obvious – “we need to attract more New Zealanders into the […]
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Police investigate ‘deliberate act of vandalism’ at Hawke’s Bay business
A “deliberate act of vandalism” is thought to have started a fire in a Hastings industrial and commercial estate. The fire between James Rochfort Pl and Kirkwood Rd, off Omahu Rd, burnt a truck, and significantly damaged another trailer and a warehouse at wine bottling and distribution side WineWorks Hawke’s Bay and some damage to […]
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South African wine industry eyes more exports to China
Vineyards that constantly emerged along roads in southwestern tip of South Africa were almost bare at this time of September, the first month of spring here, though opposite to those in winemaking countries in the Northern Hemisphere, South African wine estates expect their grapevines to start off the annual growth cycle with bud break in […]
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Oxfam study on unfair working conditions in Italy’s wine industry
The global relief and development organisation Oxfam has produced a study “The workers behind Sweden’s Italian wine” on behalf of Systembolaget, the Swedish state monopoly which controls the retail distribution of all alcoholic beverages with more than 3.5 per cent by volume.
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Why Austria is the next great fine wine region
It has barely been part of the fine wine conversation in the past, but, argues David Kermode, Austria offers it all. Distinctive and different, it is a serious rival for quality – and you’ll get so much more for your money
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French oenologists are teaching chemotherapy patients how to rehabilitate their sense of smell
An experiment where oenologists rehabilitate patients suffering from multiple myeloma or lymphoma in taste and smell after chemotherapy will be carried out starting next month at the ‘Gustarium’ of the Mas de Saporta Languedoc wine centre in Lattes, near Montpellier.
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Californian Chardonnay ‘will become very collectable’
If you’re looking for great Chardonnay to cellar for future consumption, then turn to California, rather than default to Burgundy, says Tor Kenward of Napa’s Tor Wines.
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Wine overtakes handbags as best-performing luxury investment asset
Wine has overtaken Hermés handbags and rare whisky as the top performing luxury investment asset over the 12 months through June, according to the latest Knight Frank analysis released on Thursday.
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Workers strike at southern hemisphere’s largest winery as pay negotiations slow
Workers at the largest winery in the southern hemisphere have taken strike action, as negotiations between employees and a multinational wine company stall. The Berri Estates Winery, in the Riverland town of Glossop in South Australia, processes around a third of South Australia’s grape crush each year and has around 280 employees.
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Simplifying wine exports to the UK
On 25 July 2021, the United Kingdom’s Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs announced it will remove the requirement for all wine imports to be accompanied by VI-1 certificates. The UK is implementing this change without a clear start date. Exporters will still need VI-1 certification for wine exported into the EU. This includes […]
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NZ-based migrant liquor store workers left fearing for future
Akhilesh Patti received a phone call on Friday afternoon saying he was losing his job – and was given just 10 minutes’ notice before being laid off. The Christchurch shop manager, who has a three-year-old daughter and a second child due in the next fortnight, is one of 20 people who lost their jobs when […]
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Canned wine hits new heights
It’s fair to say that the perception of canned wine among consumers has historically been less than favourable, perceived as the choice of hen parties, train-drinkers, and people with “it’s wine o’clock” fridge magnets. In recent years though, canned wine has matured and now some very good products are available in the format.
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