Drinks firms brace as Trump elected US president // Fresh Vine Wine agrees merger with Amaze Software

As news breaks that Donald Trump will be moving into the White House in January, anxieties heighten in the boardrooms of Europe’s big drinks groups.

Fresh Vine Wine, a US wine producer, and creator economy platform Amaze Software have finalised a definitive merger agreement.   

Sparkling wine group Henkell Freixenet has announced the death of Josep Ferrer Sala, Freixenet's honorary co-chairman and the former md who established the company as one of the leading Cava businesses in the world. 

Winemaker Nigel Kinsman will continue to make Suzanne Deal Booth’s Bella Oaks wines along with Accendo and other projects at the Rutherford custom-crush facility and hospitality center.

You have to be quick on your feet to make sparkling wine. Harvest starts earlier than for still wines and the time frame is considerably more condensed.

His wine of the year is Bertani Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2015. 

In early returns, a majority of voters appeared to agree that the animal farms of Sonoma County, while perhaps imperfect, are not the enemy.

The contest to represent California’s 13th Congressional District is a rematch between U.S. Rep. John Duarte, R-Modesto, whose family owns Duarte Nursery in Hughson, and his Democratic challenger, Adam Gray, a former state assemblyman from Merced. 

Having taken up the challenge, MPs have blocked any increase in wine taxation by defending moderate consumption and pleading the defence of a weakened industry.

‘The wording of the point-of-sale display (is) very close to the line of acceptability.’

The regulatory burden has been eased for growers who export winegrapes into Victoria and New South Wales, following the discontinuation of the Greater Sunraysia Pest Free Area (GSPFA).

The latest data on wine imports into Russia paints a complex and fluid picture. Eugene Gerden crunches the numbers.

CGA by NIQ’s On Premise Italy Wine Report provides expert insights into the wine category in Italy, empowering businesses to capitalise on numerous market opportunities by exploring the size of the wine opportunity, consumption frequency, and preferences categorized by wine type.​

In the first nine months of the year, performances in the United Kingdom, Japan, Brazil and Mexico stood out, boosting the company’s revenues by 16.9% year-on-year.

A balanced approach is key to benefiting California’s endangered fish species through habitat restoration, improved flow measures, monitoring, and hatchery production.

In a report accompanied by an online map with over 90 industry case studies published on October 24, the European container glass industry (FEVE) has presented measures taken by its 162 glass manufacturing plants to decarbonise production and ask for support.

The rustic calm of the Pinhão Valley offers a tranquil contrast to the touristic bustle of today’s Douro Valley hotspots, but make no mistake: this place has been the engine room of quality Port production for centuries.  

Michigan State University Extension’s viticulturist says dry conditions this season should make for high-quality wines.

Nero settles into a new three-story home only a few blocks away from its original Connecticut Avenue NW location.

Michael and Lindsay Tusk have reopened their wine bar Verjus in San Francisco. The bar features organic wine and French-inspired small plates.

It’s renowned for the Sangiovese grape, or Brunello, the local name for the variety, and found almost exclusively on the hilltop sites near the town of Montalcino. 

These days, few things are a bargain, but for Italy's finest you might just be in for a pleasant surprise.