French Wine, Spirits Exports Lose Fizz For Third Year As Trade Tensions Hit // Australia's Treasury Wine settles dispute with RNDC, shares jump

French wine and spirits exports fell for a third consecutive year in 2025 as US tariffs and duties in China hurt sales, FEVS said.

Shares jump over 8% in biggest intraday gain since late September 2024.

A study published last year reported that 45% of American consumers expect free shipping on any order. Another 42% expected it on orders over $50.

Senate Bill 917 would give boutique and small-scale winemakers the opportunity to make sales and form face-to-face connections at certified farmers markets.

Monarch Tractor, maker of “the world’s first fully electric, driver-optional (autonomous), smart tractor,” is on the verge of going out of business.

Treasury Wine Estates has agreed a tie-up with Formula 1 for its flagship Penfolds brand with this year's Australian Grand Prix.

Crimson Wine Group, Ltd. (OTCQB: CWGL) and Purple Brands, a prominent California-based wine and spirits company, today announced that Crimson Wine Group has acquired the critically acclaimed Raeburn wine brand from Purple Brands.

In the wake of Monarch's demise, T. J. Rodgers funded Farm X makes its move to acquire Monarch rival AMOS Power. It could be a plus for organic wine grape growers.

The symposium will bring together industry leaders, experts and wine lovers for four days of tastings, masterclasses, winemaker dinners, presentations and debate.

Anne Moller-Racke, co-owner and winemaker of Sonoma’s Blue Farm Wines — a leader in making Pinot Noir — will share grapevine selection tips during a free talk.

Dr Haines met with Trade Minister Don Farrell in Parliament on Thursday, urging him to rule out any deal that would strip Australian winemakers of the right to use the name “Prosecco”.

On Tuesday MEPs backed new legislation to enhance protection and support for European wine producers.

The Wine Origins Alliance (WOA) today announced that Ontario, Canada and Mendoza, Argentina have joined its global coalition to eliminate trade barriers to wine and protect the authenticity of wine place names.

After a rollercoaster 2025 for fine wine, the outlook today is more positive. But what will happen in 2026?

It's not true that China's wine market is disappearing, writes ASC Fine Wines executive chairman and CEO, Don St. Pierre Jr. It's simply shedding its old structure.

In a place where Cabernet is king, there's now a growing appreciation for the power behind the throne.

Matt Walls visits a grower in the Rhône who thinks he's found a novel approach to less harmful treatments in the vineyard – using aromatic herbs.

Stuart Walton marks St Scholastica’s Day by looking back at a riot sparked by an argument over wine quality in an Oxford tavern in 1355.

Maury Balcom Jr. (b. 1950) is one of Washington's pioneer winegrowers, having planted his first vineyard just north of Pasco in 1971.