White Zin: Despised, Under-Appreciated, and Now in Decline

Instead of ignoring White Zin, the US market should have been paying close attention, says Jeff Siegel. The demise of this popular style may have been a warning.

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Another Publicly Traded Company Fails

The stock market and the wine business appear to be a match made in hell. Jeff Siegel asks the experts why.

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Wine Ads Now Permitted on TikTok in the USA and Canada

TikTok is growing up - and has opened its platform to alcohol advertising in the US and Canada. How far does the liberalization really go? Anja Zimmer reports. 

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The Cost of Premiumisation

The wine trade has always wanted people to drink less but better, and now they are. But US industry watchers tell Felicity Carter that this strategy carries risks.

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America’s Incredible Shrinking Wholesale Landscape

Wholesalers across the US have consolidated, turning once regional entities into national behemoths. Jeff Siegel charts the changes.

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Vintage Wine Estates Files for Bankruptcy

Restructuring and the sale of properties and assets are intended to address the debts.

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Eight in Ten Californians Certified for Sustainability

Almost two-thirds of the US state's vineyards are farmed sustainably - and productivity is high.

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Direct-to-Consumer Sales Boom in the US

The annual SVB Direct to Consumer Report reveals just how different the US wine market is from Europe. Robert Joseph wonders whether it might have lessons to teach other markets.

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Montrose Goes Virginia

The Bouygues Group, owners of Bordeaux châteaux Montrose and Tronquoy-Lalande, among others, have taken over a winery in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia.

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