Strategic Beverage Services Acquires BevZero US Operations // Canada’s prime minister promises retaliatory tariffs as negotiations with the US falter

Strategic Beverage Services has acquired BevZero, creating what the companies describe as the largest dealcoholisation service provider in the US.

President Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs on scores of Canadian imports kicked in Saturday. The new taxes will raise prices for American companies and consumers on about 5% of Canada’s annual exports to the U.S., roughly $20 billion in goods ranging from agricultural products to hockey sticks.

US alcohol industry groups are urging American and Canadian leaders to swiftly resolve their trade dispute after talks broke down last week.

Maya Dalla Valle lead a partnership to restore Napa's iconic Cain Vineyard after the Glass Fire. New ownership plans regenerative farming and a separate wine brand.

In this installment of a series on wines of New Mexico, we visit several wine producers north of Santa Fe, largely along the life-giving waters of the Rio Grande and its tributaries; from Alcalde, just above Ohkay Owingeh; and into Velarde, Dixon, and Embudo.

California wine vineyard first defended workers against ICE until they tried to unionize!

This week, we say farewell to a Rioja winemaker, take a look at the Bordeaux harvest, and check out wines made during the solar eclipse. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher

Nyetimber is expecting 2026 to be another vintage year – following 2025 – suggesting that its grapes will...

Santa Barbara County winemakers report on the progress of vintage 2026.

We sat down with Caroline Merrell, Senior Director of Sustainability & Winemaking Technical Services at Jackson Family Wines, to talk about how sustainability creates value, where technology is opening new frontiers, and the real work of scaling climate action across a large, multi-region business.

There’s a wine grape out there that can shrug off temperatures colder than anything Vail Pass has thrown at us – we’re talking 71 degrees below zero. If that doesn’t sound like a grape you’re...

The Mosel has always been able to rise to the challenge of bringing Riesling to market, but now it faces a downturn. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher

New figures from American analytics and advisory firm

Imports of bottled wine from the EU fell 16.6 per cent by volume in the first half of this year, according to Chinese customs data.

The Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI) has today announced that Dr Mark Krstic will step down as managing director at the end of 2026, following seven years of leadership and a total of 15 years of service to the AWRI. The AWRI board said it acknowledges Dr Krstic’s significant contribution to the organisation, its people and the wider industry. The board thanked him “for his dedicated leadership of the AWRI and his commitment to stakeholders, partners and the sector". "I have loved leading such a talented team of dedicated and passionate professionals who are deeply committed to advancing Australian wine through trusted, world-class science and practical industry solutions,” said Dr Krstic.

A South Australian winemaker has received a rare French honour in recognition of her service to the wine industry.

What 3.8 Million Napa Visitors Mean for Wineries Now

Robert Joseph’s status as one of the wine industry’s most in demand international wine consultants is thanks, in part, to his success with the French wine brand, Le Grand Noir , and his innovative multi-regional, multi-varietal, multi-vintage K’Avshiri wines from Georgia, and from his prominence as a highly respected and at times controversial industry commentator. But arguably it mostly stems from the vast world experience he has built up throughout his wine career, going to parts of the world to see for himself what is being bought and sold and how and why. Joseph not only understands how the global wine sector works, he is very much part of it selling the wines he helps to make around the world. Here he sets out why he believes a “blinkered” wine industry is increasingly in trouble and why he remains committed to try and find solutions to help it.

Using trade and sales insights to make smarter decisions. For decades, wine portfolio decisions were largely driven by instinct.