Farmers From 10 EU Countries Join Forces - And Tractors - To Protest Agricultural Policies // FTC lawsuit expected in Kroger-Albertsons deal

Czech farmers were driving their tractors and other vehicles to several border crossings on Thursday to meet their colleagues from neighboring countries and join forces in their protests against European Union agriculture policies, bureaucracy and overall conditions for their business.

A lawsuit to block the merger is expected before a February 28 deadline between the FTC and the companies expires, according to the report. 

The survey confirms wine drinkers between 21-39 are in the “exploration” and “adoption” stages of wine usage – and have been increasing their wine drinking frequency in the past two years, which is to be expected. 

Growers in South Australia's Riverland will gather at a crisis meeting as warm inland wine regions are pushed to breaking point by 1970s prices for their grapes.

Medical professionals are challenging the widely held belief that red wine is beneficial to your health, suggesting that any amount of alcohol consumption, red wine included, could lead to serious health hazards.

There has been an uptick in trade of wines from California over the last few months, however Liv-ex is warning that the long-term bull trend may be under theat.

The Cordier and Ginestet businesses were fined €200 and €150,000 for purchasing bulk items from the Médoc winemaker Rémi Lacombe at low prices. The commercial court validates this first appeal to Egalim which could inspire others.

The lawsuit comes after some restrictions for taprooms were loosened Jan. 1.

A report in The Australian Financial Review said Nuveen has bought 434 hectares in Victoria.

Sogrape, Portugal’s largest wine company, has increased its Iberian presence with the acquisition of Viña Mayor in Ribera del Duero’s ‘Golden Mile’.

New, expanding and extremely sobering, winemakers and brands around the world are entering the world of Nolo.

'DRINKS Recommend', leveraging Crossing Minds' state-of-the-art deep learning platform, delivers AI-driven wine recommendations that increase sales, customer engagement.

While everyone was busy talking about 60,000 liters of intentionally-spilled wine in Ribera del Duero, another interesting item in Spanish wine news came to be which was the commitment of 21.4€ million in public money by the Agriculture Ministry to pay for future green harvesting of wine grapes in 2024.

Bordeaux's anger crystallizes with a new demonstration bringing together around a hundred people according to the organizer and around sixty demonstrators according to the prefecture, to block a major business and the logistics of a distributor.

The new Sustainability in Drinks exhibition and conference hopes to offer help, support & advice for drinks companies to be more sustainable.

The Virginia Wine Expo returns this week with events running from Friday through March 3.

On Tuesday March 19th at 4-5.30pm, we’ll gather online for an in-depth conversation. We’ll be speaking broadly about wine ‘brands’ to include participants across the supply chain, not only producers.

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