While Henkell Freixenet faces tough measures in Spain to maintain supply amid drought conditions, everything is running smoothly for Mionetto. Will Prosecco become the new Cava in the Wiesbaden-based company's portfolio?
Romania's wine giant, Cramele Recas, is expanding its production capacities and adding a new sparkling wine project to its portfolio with €12m investment.
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.
Austria is certainly full of surprises. In this small, dynamic land of many wines, a very lively sparkling scene has developed around the designation of origin Sekt Austria.
As a Unesco World Heritage Site, the Prosecco Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG has achieved a status that fills the region with pride, but also brings obligations for the producers. Benjamin Sauri Montalt, Clemens Gerke report.
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.