Silicon Valley Bank Releases 25th Annual State of the US Wine Industry Report // Gourmet Magazine Is Back, as Unsanctioned New Media

Explore the data shaping today’s wine industry and the strategies helping top-performing wineries stay resilient.

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A Bay Area winery that was once among the country’s largest producers of natural wine has “made the difficult decision to wind down our operation.”

Less than one year after Republic National Distributing Company’s catastrophic collapse in California, VinePair has learned that the country’s second-largest wine and spirits wholesaler will sell a portion of its national operation to the country’s largest beer distributor: Reyes Beverage Group.

A new leadership team has been appointed for the Washington giant, following the sale of Ste. Michelle Wine Estates to The Wyckoff Family in December.

As a structural correction in the wine industry enters its third year, the effects on North Coast equipment makers and other businesses that serve wineries and vineyards are accumulating.

A highly influential annual wine industry report predicts when the downturn could begin to reverse.

Silicon Valley Bank’s 2026 wine industry report, which analyses the state of the US market, suggests we are entering a chapter "defined as much by challenge as by opportunity" but cautions producers that "this is not a cycle you can wait out".

Premium wineries in the US are torn between holding back their next release or discounting a current slow-moving vintage, with one industry expert saying "tactical creativity in selling is the mandate".

It’s not just health-conscious youngsters who are saying no to Bordeaux.

Challenging conditions remained for the wine and spirits industry through the end of last year, according to the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America’s SipSource.

AB 1585 requires wine labeled "American" to be made from 100% U.S.-grown grapes.

A coalition of industry associations representing Canadian wineries, restaurants, import agents, and Alberta retail and hospitality businesses are calling on the Government of Alberta to repeal its unfair and damaging ad valorem tax on wine.

Following the ninetieth anniversary of the 12 March 1935 draft bill (adopted on 30 July of the same year), which laid the foundations for the first modern-day appellations, and of the creation of the National Institute for Appellations of Origin (INAO), this year sees the next milestone in appellation history in France.

Which vinegrowing practices should be adopted to anticipate climate change? A team from the University of Geneva and Agroscope provides clues using climate analogues.

NoLo drinks backed by celebs aren’t just tedious. Even if it isn’t their intention or commercial purpose, they’re functionally part of an international neo-prohibitionist campaign against wine.

The Two Bobbys in Paradise

Donald Trump’s threat of a sweeping tariff on countries doing business with Iran has sent a chill through global trade. For wine and spirits, already bruised by recent levies, the knock-on effects could be felt far beyond Tehran.

Ukraine's wine industry: Resilient Ukrainian wine producers are coping with an existential crisis while carving out new paths into export markets.