State of the world wine sector in 2025: Tariffs, climate and consumer trends drive sector adaptation // Wine's leftovers could help wean chicken farms off antibiotics

The latest figures show a global wine sector that is reacting to the real-time impacts of trade policies while also adapting to longer term changes in terms of climate and consumption. 

Every year, millions of gallons of wine are pressed, leaving behind a mountain of pulpy residue—grape skins, seeds, stems and peels—that wineries struggle to dispose of. Now, researchers say this overlooked byproduct could find a new life on the farm, as a replacement for the antibiotics routinely added to chicken feed.

Cornell experts advise vineyard growers on spotted lanternfly hatch timing, nymph identification and control options.

While refunds are expected from tariffs enacted by the U.S. government, the impact on trade in North America and the rest of the world was immediate and will have repercussions that will be felt for decades.

The case asks a focused question: when California allows in-state wineries to sell wine directly to California retailers, can it constitutionally deny that same option to wineries from other states?

By the looks of it, you’d never guess the building’s landlord is trying to evict the beloved Times Square haunt three years before its lease is up.

A new BMO report shows the U.S. wine market is undergoing a reset, though 71% of wineries surveyed expect a rebound. Interviews with the report’s authors explain the causes and when stabilization may begin.

Banks are telling US wineries that some of them need to get out of the pool, a new report reveals.

Memo from Hayden Beverage Co. CEO details exit of 18-year joint-venture.

The Duckhorn Portfolio this morning announced a sweeping overhaul of its U.S. distribution network.

Agreement expands distribution of JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery and Lewis Cellars nationwide.

A talk on wine's significance by Elaine Chukan Brown at the 2026 Wine Writers Symposium at Meadowood in Napa Valley.

Meg Maker charts the evolution of writing on Pinot Noir, from the evaluative, to the descriptive and metaphoric.

Canadian wine producers are in no rush for US-made alcohol to return to Canada's shelves, describing the "tremendous" impact the ban is having on domestic sales.

A new white paper by Deloitte, commissioned by Wine Growers Canada, finds that Canada’s wine industry supercluster, contributes $10.1 billion to GDP and supports nearly 100,000 jobs annually, underscoring its role as a key driver of rural economic development, investment, and long-term growth.

Brown-Forman has formally rejected Sazerac’s purchase offer, turning down the $15 billion (or $32-per-share) buyout, according to reporting in the Wall Street Journal and Reuters.

Building on the development of a wildlife-focused wine tourism area in 2025, the Barfontarc co-operative winery in Baronville, Aube, is continuing its modernisation drive.

Nearly two decades after filming Somm, Jason Wise, Chief Creative Officer of Somm TV and Director of the Somm movies, has a deep view of wine in the media.

Small Fortune podcast host Carol Collison talks with Julie Ann Kodmur who worked on an early Sotheby’s wine auction, and then worked for many important distributors and wine companies before starting her own company in 1997.