The news that the owner of blockbuster wines like Jacob’s Creek and Brancott Estate is selling them is a sign that wine has fundamentally changed. Chris Losh weighs in.
The division between spirits, luxury wine brands and 'commercial' wine brands became even more clear with the sale of the French drinks giants Australian, New Zealand and Spanish wine brands to Accolade. But some, it decided to hold on to.
In a new survey for the German market, by YouGov, Henkell came fourth in the "Highest Customer Recommendation 2024" brand index, ahead of Geldermann in the "Sparkling Wine and Spirits" category.
Since its move to the French capital, the leading French trade fair has been officially known as 'Wine Paris/Vinexpo Paris', despite being known as 'Wine Paris' by most attendees. Now it has accepted that reality by adopting that as its name.
Recently-created resistant PIWI – ‘pioneering wine’ – grape varieties that take their name from the German term pilzwiderstandsfähig (fungus-resistant), are increasingly seen by viticulturists as a viable solution to emerging environmental and climatic challenges.
