US direct-to-consumer shipments fall as costs soar // Wine Collectors Are Seizing on Bargains at Auctions

Escalating costs dampened the volumes of US direct-to-consumer wine shipment during 2023 the latest Direct-to-Consumer Wine Shipping Report from Sovos has found, with California seeing the largest declines in any state.

Prices of fine wines sold at more than 250 auctions primarily in the U.S. sank last year, as the market continued to correct after peaking on a surge of buying during the pandemic, according to data from Wine Market Journal.

Published annually, Silicon Valley Bank’s State of the U.S. Wine Report provides key wine sales data and trends from the previous 12 months and includes predictions for the upcoming year.

Research by a Nuffield Scholarship recipient has shown the potential for data to change the way viticulturalists operate.

Australian wine exports declined by 2 percent in value to $1.90 billion and 3 percent in volume to 607 million litres in the 12 months to December 2023, according to Wine Australia’s Export Report released today.

France's government hoped to calm farmers' anger with more concessions to their complaints that growing food has become too difficult.

Earlier this week, TTB announced its intention to hold two virtual listening sessions this month to hear industry concerns regarding alcohol nutritional information, allergens, and ingredients.

Wineries dealing with new wine labeling requirements for wine exports to be sold in the European Union (EU) got expert advice from three panelists Jan. 23 at the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium in Sacramento on a panel entitled “Prepping for Nutrient and Ingredient Labeling.”

Naples Winter Wine Festival 2024's live charity auction has raised more than $33m, a new record, with one luxury lot featuring dinner at Château d'Yquem.

With registration now open for the Premiere Napa Valley 2024 auction, db can reveal that a number of the region's winemakers have teamed up to craft one-of-a-kind expressions.

The collaboration with John Deere will be an addition to SCW’s innovative Farm of the Future, a living lab for the future of agriculture and an innovation accelerator.

As California officials craft new regulations for urban water conservation, critics who belittle the importance of these efforts are often deflecting, a water policy advocate argues.

The real question is this: why has it been so difficult to take alcohol out of wine and end up with something that tastes like wine, just without the booze? It’s because alcohol plays a very important role in wine flavour, even though it doesn’t taste of much.

A study carried out within the framework of the Vintegro project and recently published in this journal details the state of knowledge and presents the results of the trials carried out to reduce quercetin content using different types of oenological products.

If producing organic wine requires three years of conversion, its marketing also requires increased training to take advantage of the particularities of its distribution networks.

It's not always clear. This session of The Wine Marketing Masterclass helps you choose.

This article looks at the rise of Josephine Duffau-Lagarosse co-owner of Ch Beausejour St Emilion Premier grand cru classe.

For 50 years, Long Island winegrowers have worked tirelessly to preserve their crops in the face of climate change, as well as minimize any negative impact on the land, sea and air we breathe. But what ensures that the region can continue growing produce for generations to come?