Mercer Wine Estates acquires Matthews, related brands // Wine Sales Symposium Opens Registration for 2026 Event—Confronting the New Realities of Wine Sales

Mercer Wine Estates has acquired Matthews and three related brands under the Avallé umbrella. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Wine Industry Network has opened registration for the 2026 Wine Sales Symposium, taking place Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Sonoma Wine Country.

You may have noticed that this newsletter has a new title — simply, “Chronicle Wine” — and with that, it also has a new author. That’s wine reporter Jess Lander.

The voluntary program established in 2018 is credited with enabling 35 wineries to correct use permit violations while continuing operations, officials said.

The 65th annual Hospices de Nuits-Saint-Georges wine auction was held on Sunday 8th March at the Château du Clos de Vougeot in Burgundy.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture will release the Grape Crush Report for 2025 harvest on Friday, March 13, 2026 at noon.

Tartaric acid from grapes separates the critical elements electrolytically, avoiding complex solvent-based extraction.

For the Champagne industry, it’s not all bad news. Its target of reducing carbon emissions by 25% between 2003 and 2025 has been reached.

Wines of Georgia has appointed Glodow Nead Communications to lead its PR and comms strategy in the US market.

No.74 | Regional Reporting

Saturday, April 11, 1:00 to 3:00 pm

Yesterday, the Conservatives put forward a private member's bill (Bill C-262) that was described as being a solution to Canada's national problems with interprovincial alcohol shipment (DTC).

Opponents of Arizona’s ban on sales by out-of-state wine retailers are petitioning justices to intervene and clarify a confusing legal tangle.

The US market has become increasingly interested in premium Spanish sparkling wine, specifically premium organic Cava, according to Miami-based fine wine importer Vinamericas.

At the UBS Global Consumer and Retail Conference, CEO Lawson Whiting said he believed the decline in consumption was tied to affordability.

The addition of Hemer – one of only five persons in the world to hold both of the industry’s most elite credentials: Master Sommelier and Master of Wine – significantly strengthens the podcast’s authority and breadth.

How I made my bed in this crazy world of wine.

Amidst a period of profound change for the beverage industry, WSWA’s annual gathering underscored the power of cross-tier partnership to navigate challenges and strengthen the industry’s future.

Germany is set to gain a fresh event for its domestic wine industry, with four existing wine fairs coinciding for the first time ever.