Italian watchdog launches wine bottle cartel investigation // Winery's Lawsuit Against Napa County Scheduled for Trial in Late January

The Italian competition authority, the Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM), has launched an investigation into a possible cartel among manufacturers of wine bottles.

Napa County has spent more than $830,000 on outside counsel on its lawsuit against Hoopes Vineyard as of the end of September, according to the county.

Constellation Brands, the world’s biggest wine corporation, is to buy Fortune Brand Inc’s US wine business.

France replaces Italy, who has held the top production spot for the past 9 years.

The study of wine consumption is part of science as well as medicine, although the latter seems to predominate.

The Constitution guarantees the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, but what about the pursuit of customers?

Determining the number of wineries in Napa Valley can yield different numbers, depending on whom you ask.

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The EU spends billions on its wine industry, but a watchdog has criticized how that money was spent.

Successful early detection could provide grape growers with up to one year of warning to intervene.

Why do some grapevines succumb to trunk disease while others right next to them seem to escape it, though they are all genetically identical?

High-intensity, often catastrophic, wildfires have become increasingly frequent across the Western U.S.

Australian Vintage announces the certification of all its owned and operated vineyards by Sustainable Winegrowing Australia.

As reports unveil the top ten wines by each publication, we see a surge in exchange activity for the ranked wines.

For the major global drinks companies it really was Black Friday last week following a shock, unscheduled trading update, reports Ron Emler.

We explore the challenges and solutions using a real life example that was so close to being perfect.

By popular request, this year we have doubled the number of online courses so attendees can learn on-demand between October 16 and November 30.

Despite ongoing Ukraine war and economic sanctions, Russia has seen a surprising uptick in its wine imports, defying the harsh economic realities imposed by the European Union’s sanctions regime.

A drop in Champagne production has led to UK drinkers looking for new sparkling wines, and production of English sparkling is growing.

Southern Glazer's announced that it has appointed Mike McLaughlin as Chief Transformation Officer, effective February 2024.

Franco-American basketball start Tony Parker is looking for investors in his southern Rhône wine estate, Château Saint Laurent, it emerged this week.