Australian wine producers can celebrate what looks like a very successful reopening of their Chinese market. But sales elsewhere are falling - which may be a cause for concern. Robert Joseph takes a look.
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.
Taiwanese billionaire Wood Chen has been heavily implicated in the scandal surrounding counterfeit wine worth millions. The repercussions could also affect Europe.
Polish divers have discovered a sunken sailing ship off the coast of southern Sweden, carrying Champagne estimated to be over 170 years old. It is not yet clear when the valuable cargo will be recovered.
Sales in the Wines & Spirits division have declined significantly. Despite this, the French conglomerate LVMH managed to achieve modest growth in the first half of 2024.
The former Head of Wine at Sotheby’s has been present at every pivotal fine wine moment of the past 30 years. And now he’s switched course again. Felicity Carter reports.
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.
Niederösterreich, Austria’s largest wine-growing area, consists of eight independent quality regions designated as DACs, or Districtus Austriae Controllatus. They stretch in close proximity to one another, often taking their names from their own distinctive landscapes.
