Hennessy staff strike continues over alleged Chinese bottling proposal // Long Tied to Russia, Georgia’s Winemakers Tip a Glass to the West

Hennessy employees in France remain on strike over what they claim are plans from LVMH to bottle Cognac in China.

Some vintners in the former Soviet republic are seeking to break a politically risky dependence on Russia and focus more on high-value European and American markets.

The founder of a Napa Valley custom crush facility who sold his business earlier this year is suing the new owners for more than $176,500, according to court records.

The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) has determined that the US glass industry is not harmed by imports of certain wine bottles from China.

In recent years, the Pacific Northwest has seen a wave of independent distributor closures and consolidation.

Both will continue to produce wine.

Trump returns: Those inside the American wine industry are holding their breath, nervous about how Trump's return to office may impact their industry.

President Trump is strongly considering a 10% tariff on all foreign goods, which he believes will bring back more manufacturing to the U.S. and build a stronger domestic economy.

Leading sparkling wine producer Gusbourne has joined forces with Enotria&Coe to expand the brand's presence in the UK on-trade.

LibDib opens the Washington D.C. market to ALL wine and spirits brands, bringing platform-based alcohol distribution to a 16th major U.S. market.

In the past two years more than 50 million consumers have stopped buying high-end luxury goods, including fine wines and spirits, having been priced out by inflation-busting rises, reveals report.

IWSR analysis shows that as wine brands increasingly target new recruits to the category, they are using their packaging and branding to remove barriers to consumption.

French farmers held a second day of protests on Tuesday over EU-Mercosur trade talks, with the hardline Coordination Rurale union dumping Spanish wine and blocking official buildings as a prelude to threatened disruption to food supply chains.

Washington farmland owners with pastures and relatively low-value cropland stand to make more money leasing property to wind and solar developers, a state Department of Commerce study reports.

Don Melchor was one of a handful of wineries which were instrumental in helping put premium Chilean wines on the map back in the 1980s when the general consensus was it was a country great for good value wines but not those of the highest quality.

Nestled on the east side of Seneca Lake in the picturesque Finger Lakes region of New York, Red Newt Cellars has been a cornerstone of the area’s wine culture since its founding in 1998 by David and Debra Whiting.

Burgundy is in a "favourable position" with positive growth in both the French and export market, the head of the BIVB Laurent Delaunay has claimed, despite the low yield of the 2024 vintage.

Expert tasters David Williams, Simon Field MW, and Andrew Jefford select the best dry Fino and Manzanilla Sherry.

The Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines is for those who want to get their hands on wines.

Generally speaking “wine appreciation” happens within a limited climactic range and cultural setting.  This makes for tunnel vision.