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Organisers of Wine Paris and Vinexpo Paris confident of a successful return in 2022
Aiming for attendance by 25,000 buyers over three days (30 per cent of them from overseas), the show’s director says he “does not do science fiction (not being an expert in infectious diseases)”, but is confident about the development of the Covid-19 pandemic based on the current health situation in France.
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U.S. imports of Peruvian grapes to rise again
Another year of increase is on tap for U.S. imports of Peruvian grapes. That’s the bottom line from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s annual report on Peru’s fresh grape outlook. The last five years has witnessed explosive growth of U.S. imports of Peruvian grapes, growing in value from USD$226 million from October 2015 to September […]
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Blog: Wine marketing doesn’t look like most consumer marketing… and it shouldn’t.
I got involved in one of my more interesting Twitter conversations in a while this week. It began with a post from Robert Joseph, wine producer, writer, critic and consultant, sharing a 2019 Harvard Business Review article that talks about how wine has leveraged education marketing to create lasting connections with consumers.
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World wine production in 2021: almost record low, France drops to third place
2021 was a terrible year for wine production in several of the big wine-producing countries. Global wine production hit an almost record low of around 250 million hectolitres. All three big countries, Italy, France and Spain, saw substantial declines. France dropped from second place to third place in the ranking.
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British Columbia flooding could be Canada’s costliest disaster as cut-off Port of Vancouver snarls supply chain
Extreme rains that have caused mudslides, floods and devastation in British Columbia and damaged road and rail links connecting Vancouver’s port to the rest of Canada, could take a toll on the country’s economic growth, according to analysts.
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Naked Wines shares plummet as shoppers return to traditional outlets
Shares of online wine retailer Naked Wines dropped by a fifth as supply chain issues caused by lack of availability weighed on new customer growth. The company is expected to report sales of £340-£355 million for the current full year, compared with previous expectations of up to £370 million.
Read more > Trellising materials soar to record prices
Trellising equipment, from posts and wires to ties, has not been spared from the overall increase in prices of winegrowing inputs. The base index for steel used to manufacture profile posts, for example, rose from a base of 100 in 2010 to 123 in January, soaring to 195 in September.
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Sale officially closes on landmark Ste. Michelle Wine Estates deal
The ink is dry on the largest private equity purchase of a US wine company in history, as Sycamore Partners buys the Washington-based outfit from US Tobacco. The sale of Ste. Michelle Wine Estates has completed for a sum of US$1.2billion, announced the Bank of the West, who led the financing for the acquisition, today.
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One French vineyard is hoping to reap what it sows from its sustainability pledge
To promote its actions in favour of sustainability, whilst also raising consumer awareness, the Fabre family is sowing tiny seeds. With five Languedoc estates producing one million bottles, it is publicising its commitment to combatting climate change by using paper designed to be planted.
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38 batches of imported wines failed to enter China in 2021
From January to September 2021, a total of 38 batches of “unqualified” wines were forbidden from entering China, a 245 per cent rise from the same period in 2020. According to statistics released from China Customs, the unqualified wines had been sent from Australia, Austria, Germany, France, Serbia, and Spain. A staggering 26 of the […]
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French ‘hybrid’ wine barrel made of clay and wood ‘is the future’
An innovative ‘hybrid’ barrel made of clay and wood is being hailed as a way to mature wines to benefit from both materials. The new clay vessels are either made with terre cuite, the familiar red clay baked at relatively low temperatures and commonly used for roof or floor tiles, or with grès.
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How did the Texas winter storm impact 2021’s harvest?
The freak winter storm that rocked Texas in February 2021 left an immediate impact in myriad ways. The storm’s long-term impact on the Texas wine industry remained a mystery at the time, though there was a sense of cautious optimism among Lone Star State vintners when VinePair spoke with a few Texas wineries in March.
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Most expensive wine ever sold at auction goes for record USD$1 million
A six litre bottle of The Setting Wines 2019 Glass Slipper Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon has become the most expensive wine ever sold at auction, going for a whopping USD$1 million. A man named Don Steiner bought the bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon at a charity auction in New Orleans on 6 November.
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The end of gendering wine
In traditional wine writing, education and marketing, gendered language has been used to describe everything from texture to geographical region to level of skin contact. Structured wines are masculine. Velvety wines, feminine. Rich, tannic Napa reds are for him, while satiny, pink Provençal rosé is for her.
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US: let’s discuss lowering the legal drinking age
It has been years since any state seriously considered raising the age at which it is legal to drink. Last Thursday, Representative Todd Rutherford of South Carolina introduced House Bill 4512. If passed, it would lower the legal age in South Carolina for drinking and purchasing alcohol to 18 years of age.
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Yarra Yering’s Sarah Crowe crowned Gourmet Traveller winemaker of the year
Yarra Yering winemaker Sarah Crowe, who developed her skills over 11 years working in Hunter Valley wineries, has been declared the Gourmet Traveller WINE magazine 2021 Australian Winemaker of the Year.
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