Once, continuity of supply was an essential factor for almost any product that was not sold from a market stall. Then Zara introduced the notion of When It's Gone It's Gone to clothes buyers who learned to grab bargains in its shops when they saw them. The online version of that model is now being adopted by a wine industry that often has excess inventory. 

Hybrid grapes used to be treated with disdain by the wine industry. Now German enthusiasm for new varieties of resistant varieties European moves against chemical treatments are helping to support their cause

Buttery and Bourbon-flavoured wines may not be the favourite styles of many critics, but for brands like Mondavi, they are proving popular and successful

The range of the world's sparkling wines continues to expand

Natural, sulphor-free, unfined and unfiltered wine was once seen as being on the fringes of the wine world. Now it is entering the mainstream

The 'Clean Wine' phenomenon is now well established in the US. Will it survive?

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Pink wine has become part of the mainstream, and will remain there

The announcement of 19 Crimes partnership with Martha Stewart, is bound to fuel discussion of this form of marketing.

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The cost of transporting products across the world rose tenfold during the pandemic. They have fallen since then, but remain higher than in 2019. What are the prospects for the future?

The line between wines, beers, spirits, soft drinks and alternatives is becoming increasingly blurred - as Coca Cola and Constellation are demonstrating. Robert Joseph has his own opinion on the subject.

Robert Joseph shares his thoughts on the coming together in a bottle of the world's biggest wine and cookie brands.

While environmental concerns are getting greater attention, as Jacopo Mazzeo reveals, modern consumers increasingly care about how companies behave.

Wine business are increasingly looking for ways to help save the planet. Robert Joseph considers how trees fit into this picture

A study shows that customers tend to switch brands quickly once they were unable to purchase a product. What does this mean for the wine industry? Robert Joseph shares his thoughts.

Pandemic-linked supply chain issues affect most business across the globe, but Brexit has increased challenges for wine distributors and consumers in the UK.