Spirits set to overtake wine as global drinking habits change // The WHO's Measures Are Showing Results

More cases of spirits such as vodka and whisky than of wine are set to be sold globally, a report from the World Spirits Alliance predicted on Wednesday, as drinking preferences have shifted.

The World Health Organization has recorded a decrease in alcohol consumption in its "Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health." However, it does not yet consider its goal achieved.

Over the past 20 years, Italy's share of the global wine export market has grown from 17% (in 2003) to 22% (in 2023), new data has shown.

Water quality regulators are cracking down on a Hopland winery, saying its owner has not adequately invested in treating wastewater from wine processing and bottling during massive expansion.

A century ago, in the summer of 1924, Rudolf Steiner delivered a series of eight lectures on farming. They served as the basis for biodynamic viticulture.

The heat wave already is blamed for several deaths.

Harvest is fast approaching and wine growers throughout California are struggling to sell their grapes to wineries.

Initially supported by the French vineyard, the request for a reduction in wine production potential is receiving an increasingly favourable response in Spain, while Italy is remaining attentive, out of caution in the face of the risks of deterioration of its markets.

Chile’s winemakers can put their feet up after one of the latest harvests in well over a decade, but one of the most promising in quality.

The first demonstrations will be held in the North Coast of California in late July.

As wine leaves behind its modernist and postmodernist eras, a survivor from Colares reminds Hugh Johnson of what wine does best.

Reframing cantaloupe and Alsatian whites.

Most states currently don't have age limits for buying zero-proof beverages that look and taste like beer, wine and liquor. But some researchers argue they could be a gateway into drinking for kids.

The court agreed with a group of water companies that the utilities commission took away a mechanism to protect themselves against sales shortfalls without proper notice.

Launching this October, the campaign hopes to bring people together to share a glass of wine and each other's company.

Austria’s colors are red and white. Those are the colors of the national flag and the uniforms of the country’s football team, too.

SASA is proud to announce the formation of Team South Africa, an elite group of sommeliers dedicated to representing SA in international wine competitions.

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