Treasury Wine flags $450 million writedown of US assets, shares hit decade low // Masters of Wine Kick Off Stellar Auction

Australia's Treasury Wine Estates said on Monday it expects to write off A$687.4 million ($449.56 million) from the value of its U.S. assets due to a slowing American wine market, sending its shares to their lowest in more than a decade.

Plenty of auctions tout themselves as being the ultimate, but this one just might be the real thing.

The Châteauneuf-du-Pape vigneron at one of the world’s most cultish estates will be succeeded by his sons.

The Sustainable Wine Roundtable (SWR) has marked the second anniversary of its bottle weight accord (BWA) by publishing the world's first comprehensive study into sparkling wine bottle lightweighting, in addition to welcoming two new major supporters.

In Spain, domestic wine consumption is low – just ahead of the UK – with red sales falling gently.

2025 has seen quite a bit of activity on the direct shipping front. As you will remember, Arkansas, Delaware, and Mississippi all saw legislation pass, though there is still room for improvement within that legislation.

Australian wine production exceeded sales in 2024–25, leading to a rise of five per cent in national stock levels.

The government once paid growers to plant more vines. Now it is paying them to tear them out.

Allowing duty tax to rise with inflation will increase wine prices in the UK, trade members have warned after the government's latest Budget, as a new ranking compares the cost of buying a bottle across Europe.

With the holiday season upon us, drinks retailers are gearing up to maximize sales, focusing in on the wine category in particular for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Benchmarks and insights from 1.4M memberships and 17,000+ wine clubs powered by Commerce7.

Effective January 2026, California is fully opening its doors to direct-to-consumer (DtC) shipping of distilled spirits.

Last year, there was no specific area earmarked for alcohol-free drinks, just a free-pour tasting zone which ran out of samples in a single day. Consequently, in 2026, a significant 600m2 will be set aside for Be No, which has yet to secure an entire hall, but will cover half a pavilion.

A category-leading pioneer for the non-alcoholic sparkling wine category, French Bloom is now the first Maison in the world entirely dedicated to producing non-alcoholic sparkling wines from its own winery and vineyard land.

A frequent error made by marketers is mistaking choice for preference.

My two favourite wine PR stories of the year are late entrants and have come one after the other in an extraordinary succession.

The bureaucrats of Brussels appear to have come to an agreement over the way no and low alcohol wine can be labeled. Who cares?

There is much talk these days about alcohol consumption and the extent to which it should be subject to government regulation.

A British holidaymaker has been charged in the United States after an alleged distraction theft involving some of Burgundy’s most sought-after bottles.

To setup third parties to funnel the alleged activities through and as a source of funding in order to conceal activities, does not happen without the consent of higher ups.