France looks to tear up 30,000 hectares of vines // Oregon Sen. Merkley introduces bill to end USPS ban on shipping alcohol

It comes as younger people are drinking less wine.

While private shipping companies such as FedEx can already ship alcohol, a Prohibition-era ban prevents the USPS from shipping alcoholic beverages.

Laudun in the Southern Rhône has been promoted to Cru status, making it the 18th Cru of the Côtes du Rhône.

An Italian producer has been banned from selling its Hello Kitty-themed wine in the UK after a complaint was upheld by The Portman Group.

The call, which occurred in November, was not recorded. And Mark Hanson and his sister have very different recollections of it, according to court filings.

Here’s where the money goes.

“The repeated attempts to push USPS into the alcohol shipping business are concerning and indicative of a deeply flawed idea.”

Neha Kumar is the cofounder and COO of Full Glass Wine Co., a direct-to-consumer wine retailer that owns brands like Winc and Splash Wines.

English vintner Gusbourne said in a filing it will “produce significantly less fruit” this year, citing a wet growing season.

Early harvest reports have started to come in and the effects of challenging climatic conditions can be seen across many European wine regions.

Due to unfavorable weather affecting French vineyards, Italy is poised to surpass France as the world's largest wine producer this year.

Only three years after having reached the five-million-case threshold, Oregon wine volumes are expected to surpass six million cases in 2024.

They won’t get you buzzed, but some experts say low-alcohol and alcohol-free beers and mocktails shouldn’t be sold to minors.

Cognac takes to the streets over China's impending export tariffs.

Ferovinum is both a SaaS platform and a lending platform for wine producers.

Under the leadership of Corey Dahline and Greg Newhall, the bank strengthens its commitment to serving small and midsize, family-owned wineries and their owners.

Automated 3D-scanning robot zips along the vineyard rows, counting the flowers that will become grapes to give accurate yield estimates.

Prominent reports include the Evaluation of Hybrid Winegrape Varieties on Long Island and the Distribution of Tree of Heaven & Assessing Risks for SLF Establishment in NY Vineyards.

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