Gen Z turning away from Dry January // Should the Government Bail Out the Wine Industry?

New research from IWSR’s Bevtrac survey can reveal that Gen Z drinkers are showing less interest in ‘monthlong abstinence spells’ such as Dry January and Sober October.

The wine world is struggling top to bottom and while Europe takes action to subsidize winemakers, there's inaction in America.

Anheuser-Busch InBev is to acquire a majority stake in BeatBox, the US-based hard-punch maker.

Members of the European Parliament and the Council have reached a preliminary agreement on a new “wine package”.

Some wineries have been pleasantly surprised by how younger generations are using AI to plan trips to Wine Country.

North Coast wine grape growers are pulling thousands of acres to curb oversupply as wineries brace for a slow recovery.

Underproduction will eventually bring inventories back in line. Under my base-case scenario, the small California grape harvest in 2025 will go a long way toward reducing the inventory overhang, which should in turn help firm up grape demand in 2026.

European traders criticize the use of EU subsidies for uprooting crops.

The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans have been pushed to early ​2026, delaying the release of the government's official ‌recommendations for a healthy diet.

Such is the damage being wreaked by government policy on the drinks trade, the industry must unite to fight its corner.

Wine group Australian Vintage Limited (AVG) is to distribute for New Zealand peer Invivo in the UK and Ireland.

In the early decades of the twentieth century, America’s alcohol landscape was dominated by the tied house.

Sustainable Winegrowing Australia is to get its own dedicated board, an independent chair and an executive officer.

The California Legislature enacted the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) in 2014, marking the first Statewide effort to manage its groundwater basins.

When the 18th Amendment was repealed, who famously said, “What America needs now is a drink”?

The conservative Islamic kingdom’s approach to social policy change is often silence and ambiguity. Legalizing alcohol has been no different.

A California winery is saying goodbye to glass, serving its wine a little differently.

This partnership allows VA Filtration, based in Napa, California, to be the sole distributor of LEV2050’s bioreactors and related fermentation technology.

Maysara Winery in the rolling hills of Oregon uses biodynamic farming, which focuses on holistic agriculture, to create natural wines without the use of commercial additives.

n the 1980s, Bulgaria was a wine superpower. The fourth-largest producer on the planet, its state-run wineries churned out rivers of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot that flowed primarily to the Soviet Union and beyond. Then, almost overnight, it all disappeared.