What Makes a Great Wine List Today? // Asia Defies the Global Wine Slump: 9 Markets Ranked by Import Growth

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Only two of the nine markets tracked by Vino Joy News saw both import volume and value fall in the first half of 2026, highlighting pockets of resilience across Asia.

After rejecting a $15 billion acquisition bid from Sazerac and failing to come to terms on a potential merger with Pernod Ricard, Brown-Forman announced on July 13 that longtime CEO Lawson Whiting would be stepping down.

Strategic Beverage Services has acquired BevZero, creating what the companies describe as the largest dealcoholisation service provider in the US.

The Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA) is set to launch a fourth round of the Vineyard Resting Rebate next month through the South Australian Wine Recovery Program.

The Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI) has today announced that Dr Mark Krstic will step down as managing director at the end of 2026, following seven years of leadership and a total of 15 years of service to the AWRI.

Value sales of Bordeaux’s red wine have fallen by 19% in the first quarter of this year, according to new data by Italian economic research and market intelligence company Nomisma Wine Monitor, amid a contraction of PDO wine exports across Europe.

Champagne shipments continued to fall in 2025, but the rate of decline slowed considerably as several leading houses returned to growth.

In the four weeks ending August 15th, Wine remained under pressure, with dollar sales declining -3.4% and volume down -4.6%.

As relations between the US and Canada deteriorate, it could be wineries and distilleries that pay the price.

Negotiations collapse and 50% tariffs on Canadian wine and spirits go into effect. Both sides trade blame as consumers and producers brace for impact.

THC Beverage producers are about to find out just how sure.

In some parts of the United States, it still feels like 1920.

The story of Lawrelin Wine Cellars is unlike any other winery.

Nate Weis, senior winemaker at Beaulieu Vineyard, loves the variety in his job from blending wines to vineyard scouting and meeting wine lovers around the world. The busy harvest season brings a team effort and excitement that balances out the quieter days.

A Bay Area restaurant group behind popular locales like Left Bank Brasserie and LB Steak is facing a nearly $2.4 million lawsuit after it suddenly closed all seven of its restaurants and laid off hundreds of staff.

The definitive list of the year's top US openings features a wine bar in NYC's Chinatown, a style-bending pizza spot in San Francisco, a thrilling izakaya in Kansas City, and more.

A wine columnist for The Post and Courier Pee Dee was the recent recipient of a global fellowship for writers and communicators.

Michael and Ann Spratt planted their first vines on Waiheke Island in 2000, and so the unlikely story of Destiny Bay Wine began.