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Inside 2023 Mar 16

Higher Alcohol Taxes Reduce the UK's Appeal as an Import Market

Britain is one of the three most important wine markets in the world — but its finance minister has just savagely raised the tax on wine and spirits. Robert Joseph considers the likely impact on the UK’s position as a target for exporters.

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Producer prices for glass are outpacing inflation (Photo: Paweł Michałowski/stock.adobe.com)
Inside 2023 Mar 21

Glass Prices Remain High While Bottlers Hoard Stocks

While energy costs are falling, glass prices remain high. Vincent Messmer searches for clues. 

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Higher Numbers at ProWein
Despite a train and bus strike on two of the three days, the fair was a success (Photo: Messe Düsseldorf)
zimmer@meininger.de Tue, 03/21/2023 - 22:47

49,000 visitors from 141 countries attended ProWein, according to the fair organisers, despite strikes at Düsseldorf and other nearby airports in the immediate run-up to the fair and a public transport strike on the second and third day. 

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Events
Winners of the 2023 Meininger Awards
Wine 2023 Mar 21

The Winners of the Meininger Awards 2023 Revealed

The seats were packed, the stage was lit, and the lights were dimmed. The 17th Meininger Awards Excellence in Wine & Spirit began, in front of 500 of the most significant people in the wine and spirits sectors.

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Markets

Wine shop in Finland (Photo: Katri Lehtolo, Alko Oy/lmage Bank)

Cracking the Norwegian, Swedish and Finnish Wine Markets: Insider Tips

Markets 2023 Mar 5

Getting a wine listed in the Nordic monopolies can be challenging ― but there are tips and tricks to make the process easier. Felicity Carter heard some good advice.

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Spotlight on the UK, a Leading but Highly Challenging Market
Markets 2023 Jan 12
The Swiss Market
Markets 2022 Oct 12
Wine Booms Online in South Korea
Markets 2022 Sep 22
Who’s Who in Germany – the Essential Guide
Markets 2022 Aug 23
Flexitank from VinLog: The flexible solution for global wine transport
VinLog, by Kuehne+Nagel
zimmer@meininger.de Mon, 03/20/2023 - 18:26

When it comes to the global transport of wine or other beverages in bulk, VinLog, as Kuehne+Nagel's beverage specialist, is one of the top providers. With the flexitank, VinLog offers an extremely successful transport solution thanks to its cost efficiency, flexibility and individuality while also helping to reduce emissions of CO2. Horst Müller, the global head of VinLog, gives us the details here.

Sponsored reports
Wines of Romania@ProWein
Sponsored reports 2023 Mar 9

Wines of Romania @ ProWein Düsseldorf

During March 19-21, 2023, ProWein Düsseldorf, the world’s leading trade fair for wines and spirits, will reopen its gates to visitors. Romania, a country with a long and established wine culture, will be present at this forthcoming edition with 13 of its top wineries and a distillates producer of Vodka and Gin, in Pavilion 12D10.

The Romance and Sparkle of Austrian Sekt
Austrian Sekt adds romance and sparkle to the holiday season
zimmer@meininger.de Fri, 11/18/2022 - 15:53

The story of Austrian sparkling wine begins with a great love affair between a Champagne cellar master and a young Viennese woman. It has continued with many innovations over the years. Today, Sekt Austria (PDO) belongs among the exciting high-quality trends that will be sparkling in wine glasses this holiday season.

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MUNDUS VINI Spring Tasting 2023
Behind the scenes of the competition, the real work takes place, requiring enormous coordination and concentration (Photo: Ralf Ziegler/AD LUMINA)
zimmer@meininger.de Wed, 03/15/2023 - 01:43

7,568 wines from 44 countries - one even from Afghanistan - were in line for the MUNDUS VINI spring tasting. 242 jurors from all over the world awarded prizes to the best wines. As a premiere, the category "alcohol-free" was tasted for the first time, with 131 still wines and 56 sparkling 'wines'.

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Styles & Regions
Start-up inventions and vineyards
Inside 2023 Mar 13

Silicon Valley Bank - the Failed Link Between Tech, Wine and Money

In the second largest bank failure in US history, the California-based Silicon Valley Bank went into receivership last week as a result of inadequate liquidity and insolvency. The bank was closely involved with both the tech start up and wine sectors and sometimes brought them together. Robert Joseph reports.

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Families of wine
Families of Wine 2023 Mar 13

Families of Wine

Extraordinary stories about successful families working together in wine from the world’s most famous viticultural regions. 

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US wine drinkers consumed more imported bulk wine than ever before (Photo: ©alexlmx2022, stock.adobe.com)
News 2023 Mar 20

US Imports More Bulk Wine but Exports Less

US imports of bulk wine of around 4.88m, hl marked a new record. Total volumes were 10% higher than in 2021.  

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Meininger's International
News 2023 Mar 19

MEININGER’S INTERNATIONAL: Shorter Name, Broader Content

We change our name and expand our spectrum.

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