Treasury Wine Estates spends US$18m on winery in China // How 3 Sommeliers Risked Millions to Buy—and Sell—a Once-in-a-Lifetime Wine Collection

Treasury Wine Estates has acquired majority ownership of Ningxia Stone & Moon Winery to build its presence in China.

Faucet Wine co-founders Brahm Callahan, Scott Leverenz, and Dan O’Brien had it all planned out—until a global pandemic posed a number of challenges.

When new spotted lanternfly infestations have been discovered in the Midwest and on the East Coast (typically at truck stops), there are always also one- to two-year old egg masses present on the Trees of Heaven.

About 3,000 mostly local professionals attended the North Coast Wine Industry expo conference in Santa Rosa on Thursday.

After the unexpected sensation of the original “SOMM” film, the elite title bestowed by the Court of Master Sommeliers upon a tiny set of hospitality industry obsessives has gone from obscure insider jargon to the wine world equivalent of celebrity status.

Organizations that advocate for more stringent policies around the sale and marketing of alcohol are gaining momentum. What does this mean for the beverage industry?

In defense of scarcity in wine and the allocation system that supports it.

Preferabli, an AI-driven recommendation software, has partnered with Vine & Cellar Reserve to bring AI to grocery retailing.

The multi-billion dollar merger plan would create one of the largest grocery forces in the country.

The acquisition allows Prime Wine & Spirits of Washington to integrate Vehrs' resources and capabilities to enhance service to partners and grow the Washington and Idaho markets.

The company attributed that growth to Sonoma-Cutrer, noting that when the brand is excluded, sales were down 8.2%. Continue reading →

Online retailer Naked Wines  has issued a performance review after revealing that sales fell 15% in the first half of the year to £112.3 million, although the management insists it is in “a better position, both financially and strategically”.

The top lot was a barrel of the famous red, which recently made our list of the Top 10 Wines of the Year!

Collectors spurned the stars of the show to concentrate on bottles from Japan in an auction marking the opening of Bonhams’ Asia base.

High-end rosé producers have been trying to get consumers to drink pink all year round, but is there a place for their wines on the Christmas table?

Gift shop obtains beer and wine license, can sell local wines.

Besides being a great conqueror, Alexander the Great was known as something of an oenophile. Here's what we know about his relationship with wine.

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A desire to leave "Schwarzenegger" style big and bold wines in the past is pushing producers in Abruzzo higher up the mountainside.

Amanda Barnes concludes her series on influential South American wine producers with a profile of cool-climate pioneer Pablo Morandé.

PGRU grape germplasm culture curator Erin Galarneau says desired traits produced by crossbreeding can now be done in less time, thanks to resources beyond plant materials.

Agtech innovation has lagged behind other industries, observers say. One reason? Agtech industry advances haven’t been on the top of investors’ priorities.

Karlstads Energi in Sweden and Rekorek in Poland are to explore the possibility of recycling wine corks. The international collaboration has the potential to lead to wine corks being used in the production of new products.

De Wetshof Estate has thrown its weight behind the conservation of the Bateleur eagle, which inspired their iconic Bateleur Chardonnay.