France Moves Towards Deposit-Based Glass Recycling Scheme

After limited trials in Paris, France is expanding tests of its glass-return scheme in four regions. If it proves successful, a national roll-out is expected.

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From New Markets to AI: Four Market Trends to Watch in 2025

The wine industry is seeking new sales opportunities. Could emerging markets and innovative products offer viable alternatives? And how is AI transforming sales and communication? Anja Zimmer reports.

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Devil's Advocate: Wine Industry Changes Aren't Cyclical

Robert Joseph departs from his usual style to prompt readers to look at the wine industry - and their own lives - differently.

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Torres Tests Reusable Packaging

The Spanish wine conglomerate is undertaking a trial run of supplying selected gastronomy establishments with reusable bottles, with potential plans for expansion across Europe.

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Treasury Wine Estates' Innovative AI-based Marketing Approach

Big companies are already using AI to get a competitive advantage. Felicity Carter finds out about a new project from Treasury Wine Estates.

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Commerce7 Connects Wine Lovers and Wineries

Thanks to the pandemic, many wineries finally embraced the digital world. Felicity Carter looks at Commerce7, one of the wine-focused digital offerings that flourished.

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Devil’s Advocate: What We Could All Learn From ChatGPT

Robert Joseph thinks about thinking.

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AI: Wine Recommendation 3.0

The Italian Wine Crypto Bank (IWCB) has developed a digital sommelier. The system - dubbed ‘Personal GPT Sommelier’ - will be used in the ‘hybrid wine bar’ BG3.0 Winebank in Bergamo. 

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Devil's Advocate: The Bots Are Here. Time for the Wine Industry To Wake Up To Artificial Intelligence

Robert Joseph, an early adopter of the internet in the 1990s, argues that the wine industry needs to be taking a greater interest in how AI, one of its offshoots, is going to affect their businesses.

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