2025 Grape Crush Not as Small as Expected // Beverage alcohol suffers global downturn in 2025

The 2025 California grape crush came in at 2.62 million tons, the smallest since 1999. This represented an 8% drop from 2024 (the smallest harvest since 2004). Still, it was much larger than market analysts were expecting.

Thwarted by a mix of political instability, soaring costs and drop in consumer confidence, it’s no secret that the alcohol market is suffering.

From vineyards to labor rights, Aron Brown’s new documentary series captures voices shaping Sonoma Valley’s agricultural future.

New York wine retailer Chris Leon has a novel strategy to avoid the steep tariffs that have ‌been slapped on imported wines from France and Italy under U.S. President Donald Trump: raiding American wine cellars for bottles already in the country.

Five years after it was devastated by wildfire, a historic Napa Valley winery has sold to one of the region’s burgeoning power players. 

Award-winning entrepreneur, Forbes columnist, and two-time Harvard graduate will take the stage on April 29 to chart the wine industry's data.

As the global wine landscape continues to contract, the industry’s hopes centre on the increasing involvement and influence of younger LDA+ consumers, who are reshaping the category with their growing confidence and willingness to spend.

The 2025 Grape Crush Report shows a broad softening in Napa and Sonoma wine grape prices. See what the numbers mean for growers.

Grapegrower Andy Beckstoffer and winemaker Tor Kenward reflected on 50 years in the Napa Valley wine industry.

If demand is not growing, then the problem is share.

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits remains by far the top distributor of wine and spirits in the U.S. with revenue projected at $25.5 billion this year.

Handcrafted Wine & Spirits today announced that it will represent the Winebow Imports’ portfolio across Oregon, Oklahoma, and Nebraska, effective April 1, 2026.

Pernod Ricard furthers the streamlining of its wine operations in California.

Company purchase will enable farmers to connect vehicles on farm and create transparency.

Meta has a large amount of control over our businesses and our lives. But after a sweeping suspension of alcohol-related pages took hold, should we continue to let it?

The federal government has decided to defer the phased transition to full cost recovery for export regulatory services for one year until 1 July 2027.

The final vintage overseen by Jean-Marc Moron drew a host of bidders as scarcity, vintage confidence and steady pricing defined the 65th annual Hospices de Nuits-Saint-Georges auction.

Improved liquidity and investor ‘safe haven’ demand signal a potential floor after prolonged correction.