Brown-Forman starts CEO search as Lawson Whiting prepares for retirement // Gen Z moderation 'myth' debunked

‘We appreciate Lawson giving us ample notice of his decision to retire, as it allows the Board the opportunity to conduct a robust review of both internal and external talent.’

New IWSR consumer research suggests Gen Z now drinks at almost exactly the same rate as the wider adult population, challenging one of the drinks industry's most persistent assumptions. Instead, the data points to Baby Boomers emerging as the generation drinking least.

Record-breaking temperatures through Spring pushed buds early in California, weeks ahead of average budbreak, and now, some Central Coast growers reportedly have begun the 2026 sparkling harvest.

The Growers Who Absorb the Correction

Grape growers across the North Coast are bracing for what could be one of the earliest and lightest harvest seasons in years.

Faced with nearly 80% import taxes, one of the world's best-selling boxed wine brands has abandoned U.S.-made wine in China, replacing it with Australian wine bottled locally.

In WineBusiness Monthly’s annual Vineyard Survey Report, Napa Valley vintners voiced a lengthy list of concerns threatening their businesses: changing consumer preferences, succession planning, pests and diseases, labor shortages, rising farming costs, and increasingly strict regulations, to name a few.

Commissioned in partnership with AB InBev, the report examines how people around the world turn to bars to connect and build community.

Oregon’s wine industry is grappling with what some leaders call its most significant crisis in decades after a sharp drop in grape production and exports in 2025.

July 4th buying lifts weekly Wine sales, but underlying category challenges remain.

Trial begins today in Oregon extended producer responsibility lawsuit.

Que­bec won't be selling wine from Cali­for­nia or the United States des­pite pleas from lead­ers in the Golden State to recon­sider the ban.

Wine Hub, a leading wine business software owned by Wine Owners, has teamed up with management and trading exchange, The Wine Collector from Nickolls & Perks.

Pellenc America is proud to announce that industry-leading companies P&L Specialties and Tom Beard Company are officially joining the Pellenc America family.

Oregon wine leader joins the executive team to support continued growth and long-term vision.

The Colorado Association for Viticulture & Enology (CAVE) announced today that Executive Director Cassidee Shull will step down from her role effective October 31, 2026, concluding nearly fifteen years of leadership dedicated to advancing Colorado’s grape growing and winemaking community.

Bordeaux and Médoc-Atlantique are adapting for rising heat by focusing on overall vineyard resilience through more biodiversity, cover crops and changing wine blends.

If you were looking for good news in the wine industry then Australia would not be the obvious place to start with headline after headline depicting a country in a production and export crisis. But go behind those headlines and you find producers and winemakers making wines in styles that fully deserve their place on premium on and off-trade lists.

Despite various climate-related struggles, South Africa pushes towards a bright future.