Paris has defied many a crisis in its history. Now the city also wants to defy the virus by hosting Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris.

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To host an exhibition in a pandemic, in a city with a newly-imposed 8.pm curfew and alongside street protests against vaccinations, is not simple, but the World Bulk Wine Exhibition seems to have succeeded.

Despite current concerns of a rise in the number of Covid cases and deaths in many countries, the wine industry is preparing itself for a return to the rhythm of international trade fairs. The first of these will be Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris at the beginning of the year. We took the opportunity to put a few tough questions to Rodolphe Lameyse, CEO of the event.

Robert Joseph visits Vinitaly 'Special Edition' and discovers a very different atmosphere to the Vinitaly events he is used to.

The world’s largest wine fair, ProWein in Düsseldorf, will open its doors again on 27 to 29 March, for the first time since 2019 – with a new floorplan and three additional halls.

Registration for hybrid event opens 24 May.

The New Douro will host the in-person event in Portugal.

The expectations for Brunello di Montalcino 2016 are high. It is supposed to be even a tad better than the vintage of the century, 2015. The market is reacting accordingly.

Veronika Crecelius tasted the new vintage.

Some 2021 in-person events still planned, but many wait for 2022. Roger Morris gives an update.

Felicity Carter spends time at the wine fair and hears an argument for declaring French wines the greatest in the world.

Felicity Carter visits the bulk wine fair in Amsterdam and hears about the latest trends.

Forget Davos, because wine now has a high-level gathering of its own. Felicity Carter talks to the people behind Areni.

Michaela Morris reports from the Tasting Climate Change, held in Canada in late 2019.

The Sommelier Summit, followed by the Top 100 tasting, is Germany's premier event for sommeliers. Felicity Carter took a look.

Jeni Port went along to the Wine Media Conference, held in Australia this year, to see what’s in store for wine communications.