Treasury Wine to slash brand portfolio, review US business // Wine Institute Delegation Presses for Urgent Action to Return U.S. Wine to Canadian Shelves

Chief executive Sam Fischer said the strategic review of the Americas division, which includes the high-end Daou label and Beringer, one of Napa Valley’s most iconic operating vineyards, could result in the sale of some assets.

The delegation urged policymakers to help resolve the ongoing dispute with Canada and return U.S. wine to what was, until last year, the largest export market for American wine.

On May 18, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court quietly closed one chapter in the long‑running fight over who gets to ship alcoholic beverages directly to consumers.

Following an early bloom due to warmer than normal temperatures, frost conditions in April 2026 significantly impacted many fruit operations, including apple, stone fruit, grape and strawberry growers.

The former winery host alleges sexual harassment, pressure to serve intoxicated guests, wrongful termination, seeks back pay, millions in damages.

Instead of taking the easy win.

‘These lines have been crossed: We are no longer just a wine and spirits company.’

Fresh off the closing of its acquisition of 11 markets from RNDC, Reyes Beverage Group continues to add new wine suppliers to its portfolio.

Champagne house Maison Pommery & Associés saw its share rise after the news broke that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with Henkell International which could see the German-based company become the Maison's majority shareholder.

Three winemakers, two of them longtime tenants of a 20-year-old building at Prosser’s Vintners Village, have come together to buy and fully occupy it. 

Australia's Treasury ‌Wine Estates said on Thursday it will double down on a handful of brands led by the iconic luxury Penfolds, and review its Americas business as part of a new strategy to bolster profits and ​prop up its falling share price.

AXR Napa Valley Winery seeks approval for a major expansion project.

A state Supreme Court order in November 2025 forced the Moon Dancer Vineyards & Winery to close.

“We’re not inventing a trend; we’re introducing the U.S. to a globally loved cocktail with deep cultural roots,” says Dale Laflam, CEO of Wrongfully Right Cocktails.

The ready-to-drink category surpassed vodka in global value last year, according to IWSR.

Following a lull for Vinexpo Asia at the end of May, this week is proving to be key week for the Bordeaux en primeur campaign, with the release of Mouton Rothschild this morning, as the pace quickens.

Burgundy vineyard prices reached new records in 2025, even as vineyard values across France fell by 6.8% on average.

The official May 20 opening by Maison Perrier-Jouët (Pernod Ricard group) of a former recycling centre that has now been turned into an attractive vineyard.

Chris Fleming investigates the steps taken by Langhe winemakers in preserving Nebbiolo through changing times.