Wine in history: Wine gluts // Sazerac Offer Values Brown-Forman At $15 Billion

As the wine world grapples once again with a crisis of overproduction, Stuart Walton looks at the history of the wine glut.

Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Sazerac has joined Pernod Ricard in pursuit of a deal with Brown-Forman, aiming to combine two giants of American whiskey.

Napa and Cabernet go hand in hand, but even hardened wine veterans are asking how much longer can it last?

Napa County Farm Bureau, Napa Valley Vintners, Napa Valley Grapegrowers, and Winegrowers of Napa County present unified recommendations to protect agriculture’s $11.7 billion economic contribution and nearly 60-year land stewardship legacy.

Assets like inventory and vineyards are now liabilities in buyer eyes. See how valuation gaps and deal structures are shifting in a contracting wine market.

“The Great White Wine Toast” launches to celebrate New Zealand’s iconic white wines and advocate for an official Unicode emoji.

Bear Republic Capital principal Jeff Clark has witnessed four downturns within the wine and beverage industries in the last 30 years, but this one, which he deemed “alcohol Armageddon” is notably different from the others.

A spate of recent hirings, firings and retirings across Australia's leading wine companies reflect the ongoing turbulence in the region. Can Oz uphold its reputation as "the world's most adaptable winegrowing region"?

Talks between Pernod Ricard and Brown-Forman over a possible merger are continuing, the French spirits giant’s CFO has said.

Caterpillar has acquired self-driving electric tractor startup Monarch Tractor, according to people familiar with the matter.

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits today announced the integration of its Domaine & Estates Artisanal Wine teams across Washington, Florida, Texas, New York, and California into the Signature Fine Wines & Spirits division within those markets

“We’ve seen some tasting room softness in our Napa-based wineries,” says the finance chief of Constellation Brands. But fourth-quarter results show improvement.

We report as expected, a sequential improvement in Organic Net Sales in Q3 compared to H1, with total group volumes in Q3 back to growth at +4%, and with Strategic International Brands’ volumes growing +3%.

Johnson Brothers, a leading family-owned distributor of wine, spirits, and beer, has announced the appointment of James Damico as Chief Financial Officer.

Bronco Wine Co., a family-owned leader in the U.S. wine industry for over 50 years, has appointed Kent Mann as its new Chief Operations Officer.

Group urged USTR for exemption of wine and spirits products from Section 301 tariffs

You Can’t ‘Innovate’ Your Way Around the 21st Amendment

Global leader in malolactic fermentation to present on advances in wine microbiology.

The Verona wine show concluded yesterday with Vinitaly 2026 coming at a pivotal moment for the Italian wine industry.