The HKTDC Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair opens its doors on 7 November 2024 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. This year it's going to be huge.
South African Yvette van der Merwe has been elected as the new president of the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV), marking the first time in the OIV’s 100-year history that a South African woman has held this prestigious position.
In response to rising cost pressures, Messe Düsseldorf, in collaboration with Kuoni Tumlare Congress, has launched a new hotel booking platform for ProWein 2025.
Spain’s harvest volumes are lower than expected, with significant losses in the east. Meanwhile, prices for new campaigns are rising, while France and Italy see mixed trends in wine pricing.
"One bottle of Meiomi contains as much sugar as 32 bottles of his wine": With this statement, a winemaker has stirred up the legal team of the manufacturing company.
Over the past three years, the revenue from sparkling wine in Austria has increased by 15.6%, according to the Austrian Wine Marketing Board (ÖWM). The number of producers is also on the rise.
The luxury conglomerate LVMH closes a 10-year mega-deal with Formula 1. It follows the three-year sponsorship agreement with the Italian brand, Ferrari Trento, which began in 2021.
According to the latest estimates from the French statistics agency Agreste, the French wine harvest has dropped to levels seen in 2021. However, no price increase is expected.
From velvety and juicy to fascinatingly complex: Thanks to a predominantly cool climate and many autochthonous grape varieties, red wines from Burgenland and Lower Austria are increasingly moving into the international spotlight.
