Top Wholesalers Projecting Solid Growth Despite Tough Market // Al Scheid has died // Corruption is Baked Into the Alcohol Industry

After a tumultuous few years in the drinks business, talk within the industry is largely revolving around “normalizing” conditions this year, with the on- and off-premise markets returning to relative equilibrium and the heady growth rates of the previous few years moderating in recent months.

It is with great sadness that Scheid Family Wines shares the news of the passing of Al Scheid, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Scheid Family Wines, at the age of 91.

Now that panic is subsiding, advisers are recommending that small firms examine their accounts for level of risk and protect deposits from a future bank failure.

On this episode of the "VinePair Podcast," Zach Geballe and Tim McKirdy address a listener's question about free services when dining out.

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Many in the industry may be delighted by Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirts (Southern) becoming the target of a FTC investigation, but before drawing your conclusion, one should think about what the implications of the FTC’s action are and not just the party targeted.

To become more inclusive and accessible, a growing industry movement is questioning traditional, often Eurocentric wine descriptors both in the classroom and on the floor…

The world of fine wine collecting is diverse and evolving. In recent years, fine wine businesses have embraced new digital technology, including APIs, bots, algorithms, and powerful stock management systems, to serve their customers in new ways.

A Russian River Valley winery is in court after an environmental organization filed a federal lawsuit alleging the company failed to submit stormwater discharge documents required under the law, according to court records.

Hidden Bench Estate Winery is about to offer wine lovers a lot more of their premium organic wines with the purchase of a coveted 48-acre property on the Beamsville Bench.

South Australian wine producer Atlas Wines has bought Schild Estate’s Valley of Hope winery in the Barossa.

This episode features David Bos in his third time on the podcast. In this episode, we cover David’s return to Michigan, organic farming near Lake Michigan, the new Bos Wine Garden in Elk Rapids, and the basics of advancing a newer wine region in the US.

Italian cooperatives outperform domestic industry in exports. The export turnover of Italian cooperatives has grown by 130% between 2010 and 2022. It has surpassed the development of national wine exports, which have increased by 101% in the same period.

Wine exporters across regional Victoria are building stronger ties with overseas countries to offload a glut of red wine, in what is being described as one of the most challenging harvests the sector has ever seen.

As European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen sat in the Oval Office last month she gushed before the cameras about the US Inflation Reduction Act. “It’s great that there’s such a massive investment in wind and clean technologies now,” she said of America’s green awakening.

Rakuten – a platform described as the “Amazon of Japan” – boasts more than 100 million Japanese users and is home to 27 per cent of Japanese e-commerce, a figure that equated to $40 billion in 2020.