The US market uncorked 40% more Proseccos in 2021 than pre-pandemic levels, as the market is responsible for consuming nearly one fifth of the total … Read More
Europe
Castel, France’s biggest wine producer, is accused of “falsifying balance sheet” and “tax fraud” related to its operations in China in two separate investigations in France, after the key person who’s credited for setting up its China operations turned against the French wine giant. Read More
Allan Sichel has returned as president for Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB), the Bordeaux wine trade body, after first serving his term from 2016-2019, CIVB has announced. Read More
Singapore’s French wine specialist The Vintage Club has added the Nuits-Saint-Georges-based Maison Edouard Delaunay to its portfolio, riding on a 10-year Bourgogne wine boom in the Lion City. Read More
France's biggest wine group, Castel, has unveiled what its winemaker hails as "haute couture" wine range, Séries Limitées. We talked to the winemaker and pulled back the curtains on these limited creations. Read More
Sotheby's partnered with spirits giant Diageo to offer two “ultra rare” casks, with each expected to fetch £1.2 million. Read More
Italy has grown to be Watson's Wine's most important wine country after France and Australia. Here's how the city's biggest wine retailer managed to achieve it. Read More
Seven scholars from different regions have been picked to join the first Bordeaux Mentor Week, launched by wine writer Jane Anson to promote inclusion and equity, as well as empowering the industry new-starters with valuable connections and first-hand experience on the Bordeaux wine market. Read More
Would a Petit Chablis taste better with French singer Carla Bruni's song? Hong Kong wine writer Ronny Lau has curated a spotify playlist with Bourgogne Wine Board for your favorite Chablis. Read More
ProWein 2022 in Dusseldorf, the biggest wine trade fair in Europe, was successfully hosted on 15-17 May, the first comeback after a two-year hiatus but its 38% drop in visitor number raised doubts among the wine industry towards its future editions. Read More