EU Targets American Wine in Retaliatory List of Tariffs // Bankruptcies Show Stress in Farm Economy

European spirits and wine producers had initially lobbied not to hit the American drinks for fear of even more punitive US tariffs.

After a four-year downward trend, U.S. farm bankruptcies are on the rise again, and with uncertainties about the impacts of U.S. tariffs on export trade, there’s growing concern that the financial health of farms across the country will continue to falter.

Over-optimistic California wine-growers have brought about an expansion of vineyard area that has implications beyond fruit being left to rot on the vine

Napa Valley’s Duckhorn Vineyards announced today that company will be winding down its Canvasback, Migration, Paraduxx, and Postmark brands.

Napa County has lifted a looming expiration on its microwinery program, setting the stage for changes that could make it easier for small wine producers to operate.

In summary A bill by Assemblymember Lori Wilson could help finally break the Highway 37 gridlock despite worries about harming endangered species.

Vineyard mechanization — front to back — helps cut labor expenses.

In Toulouse, the young researcher Neila Ait Kaci has just demonstrated that adding small quantities of alcohol to vines can improve their response to

A new study finds that sparkling or white wine could lower your risk of severe heart problems.

Supplements and mocktails containing the mineral are increasingly popular, but could wine’s magnesium content help you sleep better?

Willamette Valley-based business Vinovate Custom Wine Services has acquired traditional method production specialist Radiant Sparkling Wine Company.

After Vintage Wine Estates filed for bankruptcy last year, Paula Kornell and some 30 other wine and spirits brands were left unprepared and facing the auction block.

Rabobank has detailed how the agriculture sector has been able to avoid tariff pitfalls, thanks to the US’ trade surplus with Australia.

Chris Yorke, CEO of the Austrian Wine Marketing Board, has revealed how the Austrian industry will respond to Trump’s tariffs.

Six companies have been awarded grants to test innovative wine packaging solutions for premium Australian wine.

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It’s been a spectacular success story — one of the most dramatic and consistent ascents in modern wine history. Essentially out of nowhere, beginning around the turn of the millennium, New Zealand wine exports lit the candle and cleared the launchpad. Over the decades since — defying even the crushing effects of the global financial crisis during the late aughts and early 2010s — global wine exports from the remote Oceania nation firmly established their own category on retail shelves and on-premise lists, finally attaining an independent brand separate from the dominant viticultural colossus to its northwest, Australia.

Henkell Freixenet has closed the fiscal year with 1.5% growth in net revenue,...

When it comes to wine, tradition is a point of pride. In regions like France and Italy, tradition doesn’t just inform what’s in the bottle—it shapes how wineries do business.

Timely tips for wineries wanting national recognition: how to frame their story, write a media kit, pitch their story to media and set up interviews & tastings.

The foundations for Biodynamic farming combine intentionality with the concept of your farm as a unique integrated organism. That includes the farmers. A guiding principle is to bring as few inputs as possible that are not produced on your farm. That’s our goal.

Patrick Schmitt MW quizzes Colin Hay on his standout wines from the 2024 harvest in Bordeaux, as well as the potential demand for the vintage as the 2025 en primeur campaign kicks off.