On Wine Report

The numbers are in and they look pretty good. Global wine production is estimated to have increased by 2% this year, according to a report by the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV). Initial estimates predict total production in 2O15 to have reached 275.7 million hectolitres. Italy saw the... Read More

IT’S BAD enough that Target is the impulse purchase capital of the world. Add a glass of wine into the mix and we’ll all be going broke! A new Target store in Chicago is slated to be the first in the nation to not only sell packaged alcohol but serve... Read More

IT WAS a long hot summer in parts of France and both Burgundy and Beaujolais stand to be impacted by the extensive heat wave. It’s estimated that production will be down, although quality is predicted to remain high. Output could fall by as much as a third in Beaujolais, according... Read More

IF YOU WORK in the beverage industry you have an inherent respect for the power of the sparkling wine cork. We’ve all opened up a bottle of bubbly only to have the cork suddenly explode out. But having a plane land because of an errant cork is likely a first.... Read More

DON’T MESS with the French when it comes to wine! The Institut National et de L’Origine et de la Qualite (the French group that guards against unauthorized uses of protected place names for food and wine) is a fiercely protective unit. When they feel another company is inappropriately using a... Read More

IT JUST goes to show that big fancy names and high price tags don’t always get all the glory. Moderately-priced Nicolas Feuillatte is the number one Champagne brand in France and number three in the world by volume, according to the latest impact report. Champagne producer reported the largest growth... Read More

ALTHOUGH THE HUES may vary, wine is pretty much one of three colors: white, red or pink. . . until now. A group of young Spaniards has broken the mold with the launch of the world’s first blue wine. Six entrepreneurs have invented Gik, a bright blue wine from Bierzo... Read More

FOUR MONTHS ago you couldn’t get away from the news of the lawsuit alleging unsafe levels of arsenic in wine. Social media was in a frenzy as consumers wondered if their wines were toxic. But more than three months after the filing of a class-action lawsuit alleging that dozens of... Read More

IF YOU are a fan of South African wines then you’ll love this news. Winemakers there expect to make “exceptional” wines from the 2O15 harvest, which was one of the driest and earliest in years, says a new report by trade body VinPro. According to the latest estimate from South... Read More

RELAX . . . Prosecco isn’t going anywhere. Despite rumors to the contrary, Prosecco’s governing body has moved to calm fears of a looming shortage, insisting that although smaller than expected, yields from the 2O14 harvest went “far beyond the target”. After one producer’s warning that “there is a very... Read More