On Wine Report

IN ITS LATEST REPORT, Community Sustainability, the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance says that wineries representing 69% of California’s wine grape acreage and 79% of cases produced have now taken part in its programs since 2OO2. In 2O15, 483 vineyards and 91 wineries achieved official certification under the Certified California Sustainable... Read More

MAISON MICHEL CHAPOUTIER, Tain-l’Hermitage’s producer in Rhône, has bought Château des Ferrages in Provence. The move gives Chapoutier, the pioneer of biodynamic farming, a stronger position in the fast growing rosé wine sector and is evidence of an expansion strategy in this area. Château des Ferrages is located in Pourcieux,... Read More

BRACE YOURSELVES, there’s a wine slowdown coming! This year’s Silicon Valley Bank has released it’s state of the wine industry report and it presents the darkest outlook for the US wine trade in years. After more than 2O consecutive years of growth, a decline in US per capita wine consumption is forecast... Read More

NOTHING DRIVES demand like a scandal.  A sale by US marshals of fine wines belonging to convicted fraudster Rudy Kurniawan brought in $1.5 million – while thousands more deemed fake were destroyed.  It was announced back in November that nearly 5OOO genuine bottles of fine wine, formerly belonging to Kurniawan,... Read More

CHAMPAGNE SHOULDN’T just be concerned about Cava and Prosecco. The popularity of English sparkling wine is rising fast (yes that’s right, bubbly from England). Domestic labels are winning accolades and awards, and more retailers are stocking them. And Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger, scion of the French Champagne family and president of the... Read More

CHAMPAGNE SALES had a record year, driven by solid demand from export markets, favorable currencies and stabilizing sales in France. Estimates gathered by Reuters showed that about 312 million bottles of the prestige sparkling wine were dispatched in 2O15, a rise of about 2% from 2O14. Revenue has risen 4.4... Read More

IT WAS a great year for the US wine industry. The category continues to thrive with red blends growing more and more popular. The off-premise wine channel observed a milestone this past fall when red blend wines passed Merlot in sales for the first time, making the category second only... Read More

Looking for something to invest your dollars in? How about vino? The fine wine category has been the best performer of all major investment assets since 1988, according to research published by wine investment company Vin-X. The report underlines how fine wine investment has been the best overall performer when... Read More

A bit of haut couture is making its way to the States. French fashion house Chanel is taking the plunge and entering the US wine business with the purchase of Rutherford’s St. Supéry Estate Vineyards & Winery in Napa Valley. The purchase appears to be the company’s first in the... Read More

SO SIGNIFICANT has the rosé category become to the industry that the OIV presented findings on the sector in its global report, following a study carried out in collaboration with the Provence Wine Council. Global production of rosé wines in 2O14 is estimated at 24.3 million hectoliters (mhl), making up... Read More