The Mounting Economic Toll of Grapevine Trunk Diseases // 65th Annual Hospices de Nuits-Saint-Georges Wine Auction €1.5million Raised, an Increase of 91%

From hidden infections to nursery spread, grapevine trunk diseases pose a costly and complex challenge for vineyards.

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. For the second-year running, it was hosted by leading French wine auctioneer iDealwine.

I am always excited to receive the annual “Review of the Industry” issue of  Wine Business Monthly because it is so jam-packed with data and analysis.

The 2026 vintage is already underway in the South of France and the risk of frost damage has got off to an early start.

For years, the wine trade blamed direct-to-consumer sales for weakening distribution.

In January, Reyes Beverage Group announced it was in talks to acquire seven of Republic National Distributing Co.’s (RNDC) markets: Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, South Carolina, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.

As we are frequently reminded of the purported benefits of the three-tier system, perhaps it is worth looking around the corner to see what is actually happening in practice.

Discover how a new Supreme Court case about Arizona’s DtC wine shipping laws could reshape Dormant Commerce Clause alcohol regulation and the wine industry.

Wine Paris might do well to rebrand itself as Drinks Paris as this was the year when the drinks industry’s own version of the Roaring Twenties was born - or should that be the Roaring Twenty Twenties - a time when “anything goes” when it comes to the vast range of different types of drinks there are now on the market.

Ten years on from Bordeaux’s acclaimed 2016 vintage, does it represent a buying opportunity? Liv-ex argues that now may be the time to gently lean into the 2016s.

A global survey from PwC shows shoppers remain committed to sustainability, even as rising bills and inflation reshape spending habits.

Of US consumers surveyed, 58% say they are paying attention to ingredients.

Agents arrested about five times as many people who did not appear to have criminal records in the first nine months of 2025 as in the entire year prior.

A new statewide survey has shed light on the impact during the past year of immigration enforcement on farms and farmworkers in California.  

Located in Guenoc Valley, about a 30-minute drive from St. Helena, the winery is 100% solar-energy powered with the aim to be highly sustainable.

Full-day seminar on the State of Smoke Science--Breakthroughs and Lessons March 9, 2026 (Seattle, WA)

Matt Walls sits down with the man that has done more than anyone to map the Rhône Valley's complex terroir.

Celebrated for its authority, scale and results-driven impact, Decanter World Wine Awards offers producers a trusted platform to benchmark wine quality and reach new markets.

Cristina Varchetta, hospitality manager of the Campi Flegrei winery, received the award in the “Inclusive” category during the second edition of the national Best Wine Hospitality Manager competition.