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Vindependents launches Groupage Europe to overcome Brexit challenges
Vindependents has managed to cut transit time from Europe to the UK from six weeks to two weeks, while shaving 20 per cent off transports costs by launching a new a warehouse and distribution company in South-West France.
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UC Davis specialist Anita Oberholster says marijuana odour effect on winegrapes should be studied
A proposal to create a 1.5-acre outdoor marijuana farm on Tesla Road near Livermore raised immediate questions about crime, water use and general odour. But a new question arose. Can the pungent smell of marijuana grown on fields adjacent to vineyards be absorbed into grapes and taint the wine made from them?
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Italy-Croatia fight over Prosecco name gets ready to pop
Prosekar, virtually unknown beyond the Italian port city of Trieste where it’s made on a strip of land between the Adriatic Sea and Slovenia, is caught up in a dispute that’s about to pop: The makers of Italy’s hugely popular sparkling wine Prosecco are fighting to prevent Croatian winemakers from using the name Prosek for […]
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‘Theft of the century’: ‘Couple’ wanted after stealing 45 hugely valuable wines from Michelin-starred restaurant
Spanish media are calling it the “theft of the century.” A couple has seemingly pulled off a famous wine heist after stealing dozens of bottles of astronomically expensive wines, including a famous bottle of 1806 Château d’Yquem, from Atrio – a two Michelin-starred restaurant Caceres Spain.
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110-year-old woman says red wine is the secret to her long life
A 110-year-old woman, who has lived a remarkable life including playing international cricket for England and working as a spy for MI6 during World War II, credits red wine among the secrets to her long life.
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SA Labor leader calls for storm assistance
South Australian Labor Leader Peter Malinauskas will visit horticulture businesses north of Adelaide impacted by last week’s wild hailstorm which caused an estimated $100 million damage. It also caused widespread damage in the Barossa Valley and further north in the state’s Riverland. Malinauskas will travel to Virginia on Thursday to join growers in calls for financial […]
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Wine weather: Another La Niña
Spring weather, as we all know, is a time of huge transition. Increased daylight hours mean growing days kick in, temperatures are milder, and those annoying westerlies return. It is also a time when winter can still give us a reminder that we are not in summer yet and the climatic contrast from day to […]
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US: Land to Market Partners with Mariah Vineyards in expansion into regenerative wine industry
Land to Market, the world’s first verified sourcing solution for regenerative agriculture, announces its first vineyard partnership with Mariah Vineyards and the release of its first verified regenerative wine, Mendocino Ridge Sauvignon Blanc 2020. Farming beyond sustainability, Mariah Vineyards will join Land to Market’s family of leading brands committed to fighting climate change.
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Global warehousing CEO says ‘we’ve reached the peak’ of the supply-chain crisis and expects improvement going forward
A rare bright spot has emerged amid the seemingly endless supply-chain crisis: a leading contract logistics company is starting to see movement. “We’re through the worst of it. I think we’ve reached the peak,” said Malcolm Wilson, the CEO of GXO, in an interview with Bloomberg on Tuesday. “Hopefully, things will look a bit smoother […]
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Bordeaux en primeur week to return in 2022 and Pomerol bans herbicides
The Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux (UGCB) has confirmed the return to a more conventional en primeur week next year for the tasting of the intriguing, if difficult and heterogeneous, 2021 vintage. If the current global health crisis permits, a full programme of en primeur events will take between 25 – 28 April 2022 […]
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Napa winery adopts carbon capture technology
As world leaders meet in Glasgow this week for the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) to discuss the climate crisis, the wine industry is looking at ways it can reduce its carbon footprint. Trefethen Family Vineyard in Napa has installed a system to capture carbon from fermentation, and the owners hope to inspire […]
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Australian wine’s competitors and where they are exporting to
Australia exports around 60 per cent of the wine it produces; hence it is critical to understand who its key competitor countries are, what they produce, and where they export to. This can help discover potential market opportunities and gaps for Australian wine.
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South Australian wine producers eye alternative markets to avoid Chinese tariffs
South Australian wine producers are seeing unexpected new markets open up in the wake of the great wall of tariffs implemented by China last year. Wine producers are starting to plan international trips to support their push into new markets.
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New Zealand wine industry beset by surging demand, production shortages and supply chain woes
Exacerbated by a grape shortage, the New Zealand wine industry, already reeling with effects of the pandemic, faces yet another looming challenge. A supply shortage is on the horizon as vineyards struggle to keep pace with steadily rising demand.
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Winemakers, distributors experiment with supply chain and carbon-shrinking shortcuts
Many producers and distributors have been trying to lower wine’s carbon footprint for years, but amid shortages, extreme weather, and ever-more dire predictions about climate change, many are tackling these issues with increasing urgency in both large and small ways.
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US: How family-owned wineries are adapting to modern markets
A decade ago, small to midsize wineries had a fighting chance of snagging shelf space at wine shops across the country, right alongside bigger players in the industry. It wasn’t an aberration to find a bottle of a 2,000-case Willamette Valley pinot noir at a wine store in New Jersey.
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