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14 May 2026
Vintages & Tastings
The Bordeaux 2025 en primeur campaign has opened in a paradoxical context: a vintage unanimously hailed as one of the greatest of the decade, yet a market weakened by unsold stocks from previous years and extreme price sensitivity. Experts agree in describing 2025 as a fully contemporary vintage, combining freshness, precision and clarity in a warm, dry climatic context. Pauillac and Saint-Estèphe stand out particularly, with several châteaux recording their...
Read more...13 May 2026
Mergers and Acquisitions
The Wonderful Co., owner of Justin Vineyards & Winery and Lewis Cellars, has concluded a major expansion agreement with distributor Southern Glazer's. Justin is entering 10 new markets including Minnesota, Utah and Idaho, while Lewis Cellars expands from 5 to 35 national markets, including nine new market entries and a strengthened presence in California, Florida, Texas and Illinois. This expansion illustrates the strategy of American luxury wine estates betting on...
Read more...12 May 2026
Wine Economy & Market
According to the 2026 BMO Wine Market Report, Americans spent more than $115 billion on wine in 2025, a record high, yet consumed fewer bottles for the fourth consecutive year. This disconnect between value and volume reflects a structural trade-up in the market, combined with a declining number of regular wine drinkers. In response, California wineries are reducing acreage and rationalizing production. Despite these headwinds, 71% of US wineries surveyed...
Read more...12 May 2026
Wine Economy & Market
A Deloitte report commissioned by Wine Growers Canada reveals that the Canadian wine industry generates $10.1 billion in GDP and supports nearly 100,000 jobs across six producing provinces. The report identifies an additional growth potential of $3.6 billion if Canadian wines reached a 51% domestic market share. The main obstacles remain interprovincial trade barriers and the absence of a coordinated national strategy comparable to those of leading wine-producing countries. The...
Read more...11 May 2026
Wine Economy & Market
American courts continue to dismantle tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on European wines and spirits. The latest ruling struck down the worldwide 10% tariff, offering significant relief to an already pressured industry. These successive judicial reversals are creating major legal and commercial uncertainty for European importers and producers, who are struggling to plan their export strategies. The situation remains unstable, with new tariffs potentially being imposed as quickly as...
Read more...16 April 2026
Competitions & Events
The 58th edition of Vinitaly was held in Verona from April 12 to 15, 2026, welcoming 97,000 trade visitors including 33% internationals from 130 countries. While the total number of visitors was slightly down from 2025, the audience profile became significantly more professional: importers, buyers and distributors were more numerous. British buyers grew by +30%, Americans and Germans by +5%, while Chinese representation fell by 20%. The show organized nearly...
Read more...08 April 2026
Wine Economy & Market
The global non-alcoholic and low-alcohol wine market recorded growth of over 10% in 2025, driven by changing consumer behavior, particularly among younger generations. In 2026, this trend is accelerating with the arrival of premium cuvées from established producers. De-alcoholization technologies are advancing, enabling increasingly high-quality alcohol-free wines. This category represents a significant commercial opportunity for producers and importers seeking to capture new consumer segments.
Read more...06 April 2026
Vintages & Tastings
A rare event took place in a Michelin-listed restaurant in Burgundy: the opening of a bottle of Romanée-Conti 1899, in the presence of Aubert de Villaine, the Domaine's historic co-owner. This bottle was opened by Malaysian collector Soo Hoo Khoon Peng. This 127-year-old bottle, from ungrafted pre-phylloxera vines, retained a promising bright red color according to the experts present. The event was described as a landmark moment for the wine...
Read more...02 April 2026
Wine Economy & Market
A bottle of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 1945 has just sold for $812,500 at an Acker auction in the United States on March 28, 2026, shattering its own world record of $558,000 set in 2018. This legendary bottle, from a total production of only 600 bottles, is considered the absolute pinnacle of wine collecting worldwide. It represents the last vintage produced by the Domaine from its pre-phylloxera vines, before their...
Read more...17 March 2026
Competitions & Events
ProWein Düsseldorf 2026 was held from March 15 to 17 with approximately 4,000 exhibitors from over 60 countries. This edition repositioned itself under the motto "Shape, Create, Elevate", introducing numerous new features: an improved Fair Match matchmaking tool, a Live Arena, a ProWein Zero space dedicated to no-alcohol wines and a strengthened Sparkling section. The show faces growing competition from Wine Paris, which is capturing part of its international audience,...
Read more...04 March 2026
Competitions & Events
International wine critic James Suckling launched his 2026 world tour with events in New York (March 2-3) and Miami (March 5-6), drawing a mixed audience of industry professionals and passionate consumers. Notably, 37% of US attendees were aged 25 to 38, confirming that these events successfully reach a younger audience where traditional trade shows fail. The tour will continue in Bangkok, Hong Kong, Seoul and Tokyo in autumn 2026.
Read more...16 February 2026
Competitions & Events
The 6th edition of Wine Paris was held from February 9 to 11, 2026 at Porte de Versailles, setting unprecedented records. The show welcomed 63,541 trade visitors from 169 countries, with 6,537 exhibitors representing 63 nationalities. Over 25,958 business meetings were pre-scheduled via the matching platform, up 28%. A major highlight of this edition: Be Spirits became an independent show for the first time, asserting spirits as a full player...
Read more...10 February 2026
Vintages & Tastings
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti has just released its 2023 vintage wines, presented to the press and trade in London by co-directors Perrine Fenal and Bertrand de Villaine. For the first time in the Domaine's history, all cuvées exceed 14% alcohol, reflecting an exceptionally sunny and generous vintage. The wines nonetheless display remarkable structure and very fine balance. Prices are approximately 6% higher than the 2022 vintage on release. A bottle...
Read more...03 February 2026
Wine Economy & Market
The structural crisis in the American wine market is beginning to produce concrete effects on employment. California giant Gallo, one of the world's largest wine producers, has shut down several production facilities and cut nearly 100 jobs, in response to softening demand and declining consumption among younger generations. This move is part of a broader trend: several California wineries have chosen to close or restructure under the combined pressure of...
Read more...20 January 2026
Wine Economy & Market
As prices for Bordeaux, Burgundy and Napa Valley classics continue to rise, Portugal is establishing itself in 2026 as the strategic choice for professional buyers worldwide. With over 250 native grape varieties, modernized winemaking and an unmatched price-to-quality ratio, the country is targeting €1 billion in wine exports in 2026. Touriga Nacional from the Douro and Dão delivers complexity comparable to international fine wines at a fraction of the price....
Read more...15 January 2026
Wine Economy & Market
After three years of correction, the global fine wine market enters 2026 in a context of gradual stabilization. Prices for great wines sit near five-year lows, but the trend has been pointing upward for four consecutive months. Demand is broadening beyond Bordeaux and Burgundy toward Italy, Champagne, Spain and California. One major uncertainty remains: the US 15% tariffs on European wines are currently being challenged before the Supreme Court, with...
Read more...09 December 2025
Mergers and Acquisitions
The Wyckoff family, who have been winemakers in Washington since the 1980s, have completed the acquisition of Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, one of the largest American wine groups, acquiring the entire company from private equity firm Sycamore Partners, which had purchased it in 2021 for $1.2 billion.The transaction marks a return to family ownership for the first time in more than fifty years.The portfolio includes the brands Chateau Ste. Michelle,...
Read more...26 November 2025
Competitions & Events
The World Bulk Wine Exhibition 2025 took place on November 24 and 25, 2025, in Amsterdam, reaffirming its status as a must-attend event for professionals in the global bulk wine industry.The 2025 edition brought together stakeholders from logistics, trading, packaging, and production, with a notable presence of young professionals from many countries.The exhibition highlights the profound transformation of the bulk wine sector, which is no longer viewed as a secondary...
Read more...20 October 2025
Mergers and Acquisitions
The Lanson-BCC Group has completed the acquisition of Heidsieck & Co Monopole, acquiring 100% of the company’s shares as well as its exceptional historic inventory, including bottles from a cargo recovered from the 1907 shipwreck of the Jönköping in the Baltic Sea.During the same period, Les Grands Chais de France also finalized the acquisition of Maison Bouey, one of the last family-owned and independent Bordeaux négociant houses, significantly strengthening its...
Read more...14 October 2025
Wine Economy & Market
According to data published by IWSR, the number of wine consumers in major global markets has been declining since 2021, with a drop of 5 million drinkers between 2021 and 2024.In the United States, despite a population increase of 9.5 million adults since 2022, the number of monthly wine consumers has risen by only 500,000.In mature markets such as the United Kingdom, France, Portugal, and Belgium, those aged 55 and...
Read more...15 September 2025
Wine Economy & Market
After three years of correction, the global fine wine market returned to positive momentum in the second half of 2025. The main Liv-ex Fine Wine 50 and Fine Wine 100 indices rose by approximately 2.5% over the last four months of the year, while the Liv-ex Fine Wine 1000 gained 1%.Buyer-to-seller ratios rebounded significantly, signaling renewed confidence among market participants. However, this recovery remains partial, with the market still trading...
Read more...02 September 2025
Incidents & Legal Affairs
Two major legal cases have shed light on abuses within the French wine industry.In September 2025, the owner of Didier Chopin was sentenced to four years in prison for producing up to 1.8 million bottles of counterfeit Champagne, using legitimately obtained medal stickers and affixing them to fraudulent bottles.Meanwhile, Ginestet, a Bordeaux wine merchant, was fined 100,000 euros for shipping 250,000 bottles to Japan bearing claims of 66 medals won...
Read more...12 August 2025
Wine Economy & Market
In 2025, the global wine industry faced increasing scrutiny of alcohol consumption from a public health perspective.In the United States, the U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory highlighting the risks associated with alcohol consumption, fueling a debate that extends beyond U.S. borders.This context comes on top of a structural decline in the number of wine consumers, which fell by 5 million people between 2021 and 2024 in the world’s major...
Read more...14 July 2025
Incidents & Legal Affairs
Stephen Burton, founder of Bordeaux Cellars, pleaded guilty in a federal court in New York to conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering.Together with his partner James Wellesley, the two men raised $99.4 million from more than 140 investors worldwide, promising returns based on loans secured by fine collectible wines.The reality: most of the wines supposedly serving as collateral never existed.The victims, located in the United States, the United Kingdom,...
Read more...22 May 2025
Wine Economy & Market
The wine market in China has undergone significant changes in recent years, thanks to rapid growth. Market expansion is driven by a growing middle class with rising incomes and growing knowledge of wine recognized as a symbol of status and sophistication. Recent developments have hinted at potential changes in China's wine industry as the market responds to global economic pressures and the lifting of strict pandemic restrictions. Industry observers are...
Read more...15 May 2025
Wine Economy & Market
The 2024 Bordeaux en primeur campaign kicked off in the spring of 2025 amid challenging conditions. Faced with market pressure, several châteaux agreed to price cuts of up to one-third compared with the previous vintage. Despite these commercial efforts, the campaign failed to reignite buyer enthusiasm.The 2024 vintage, considered inconsistent, did not offer the quality needed to spark strong buying momentum. Global economic uncertainty and the U.S. dollar’s weakness against...
Read more...13 April 2025
Wine Economy & Market
In March 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose 200% tariffs on all European wines and spirits, sending shockwaves through the global market. On April 2, 2025—dubbed “Liberation Day”—the confirmed tariffs were ultimately set at 15% on European wines, prompting American buyers to withdraw en masse from the secondary market.This trade shock weakened an already-strained fine wine market, while opening up an opportunity for European buyers, whose volumes rose...
Read more...14 February 2025
Competitions & Events
The 2025 edition of Wine Paris reached a new milestone, welcoming 52,130 professional visitors, a 26% increase over 2024. For the first time, international attendance accounted for 48% of the total audience, cementing Paris's status as a global hub. Featuring 4,421 exhibitors, the event fully utilized the Porte de Versailles venue, solidifying its leadership position among major European wine trade shows.
Read more...25 July 2024
Vintages & Tastings
The Alliance des Crus Bourgeois du Médoc is finalizing the new classification, which will be announced before March 1, 2025. This classification has three levels:Cru BourgeoisCru Bourgeois Supérieur Cru Bourgeois ExceptionnelThe rigorous specifications aim to guarantee the quality of the wine. Terre de Vins noted this quality during tastings of the 2023 primeurs, a vintage which could be classified Cru Bourgeois once the 2025 classification is promulgated. Once eligibility is...
Read more...17 June 2024
Competitions & Events
Two luxury hotels, the Constance Prince Maurice and the Constance Belle Mare Plage, both located on the east coast of Mauritius, which offer the largest and most beautiful wine cellars in the Indian Ocean. The Blue Penny Cellar restaurant offers food and wine pairings with a 35,000-bottle cellar at Constance Belle Mare Plage. As for the Hotel Constance Prince Maurice, it offers a wine cellar with 25,000 bottles of wine...
Read more...15 June 2024
Wine Economy & Market
In a recently released report the US wine industry shows that total dollar sales increased in 2023 with a steady increase since 2018. There are more than 11,600 wineries operating in the United States and half of the producers had reached their sales targets by 2023. Wine shipment volume declined in 2023, but dollar sales increased from previous years, reaching USD 107 billion. In 2018, sales in the USA represented...
Read more...07 June 2024
Miscellaneous
Former rower Julien Després, a former sports rower, converted to oenology and now works in viticulture, a passion for him. He has just planted more than 10,000 vines and will produce a first crémant-type wine from the Basque Country. We wish him much success!
Read more...04 June 2024
Vintages & Tastings
Since 1945, Chateau Mouton Rothschild has collaborated with different artists for its Chateau Mouton Rothschild wine labels. The castle has a habit of selecting only eminent artists from the world of art and known worldwide. The choice of the artist is made within the Rothschild family between Philippe Sereys de Rothschild, Camille Sereys and Julien de Beaumarchais de Rothschild. At the time it was Baron Philippe who chose the painters...
Read more...20 May 2024
Vintages & Tastings
The start of the Bordeaux 2023 primeur campaign is imminent. Following our week of visits to Bordeaux, we are pleased to share with you our first impressions and share with you the pleasure we had tasting these 2023 primeurs. It is a heterogeneous vintage, fresh, intense and structured, compared to the powerful and rich 2022. The technical positions taken by the properties, both in the vineyard and in the cellar,...
Read more...19 May 2024
Vintages & Tastings
The wines begin their aging in well-filled cellars, and winegrowers and merchants alike are rejoicing: 2022 will appeal to lovers of good Burgundy wines. After three difficult years with volumes reduced by unfavorable weather, the 2022 vintage relaxes the market and replenishes stocks. The grape varieties resisted extreme weather well, taking advantage of every downpour.The year was marked by frost, heatwaves and drought. The late budburst partially protected the vineyard...
Read more...16 February 2024
Competitions & Events
The 2024 edition of Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris reached new heights, establishing itself as a must-attend global event. The trade show welcomed a record 41,253 professional visitors, representing a significant 14% increase compared to last year.International influence continues to grow, with 41% of attendees coming from 137 different countries. On the exhibition floor, 4,074 exhibitors from 48 producing nations showcased their products. This strong performance solidifies Paris's position as...
Read more...10 February 2024
Incidents & Legal Affairs
One of the most famous French restaurant La Tour D'Argent is one of the most famous restaurants in France, Michelin starred known for its specialty Le Canard Pressé, with its restaurant offering a spectacular view of Notre Dame de Paris and counting in his cellar more than 300,000 bottles of wine, just to note the disappearance of several bottles of rare wines approximately 83 bottles have disappeared for a total...
Read more...20 May 2023
Wine Economy & Market
In 2022 the United States of America imported more than 34 million bottles of Champagne, which represents a turnover of more than 793 million and an increase of +58% compared to 2022.France is the world's largest consumer of champagne with more than 185 million bottles.United Kingdom: 28 million bottles – 550 million eurosJapan: 16 million bottles – 432 million eurosGermany: 12 million bottles – 245 million eurosAustralia: 10.5 million bottles...
Read more...30 April 2023
Mergers and Acquisitions
Billionaire Michel Reybier, owner of Château Cos d'Estournel, second classified growth of the Médoc, in the Bordeaux vineyards, has just bought Château Cos Labory, Grand Cru Classé in 1855 in Saint-Estèphe in the Médoc vineyards. The château is made up of 35 hectares of vineyard and produces approximately 78,000 bottles. Michel Reybier is the owner of the Domaines Reybier hotel group, he was born in Lyon (France) and is one...
Read more...20 March 2023
Competitions & Events
The Professional Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris exhibition received more than 35,000 professional visitors at the Paris Exhibition Center in 3 days. This increase is mainly due to foreign visitors. For the 2023 exhibition Vinexpo Paris and Wine Paris increased the exhibition area by 20% and the number of exhibitors by 18%. There were a total of 3,387 exhibitors.https://wineparis-vinexpo.com/
Read more...18 March 2023
Competitions & Events
It was the Latvian, (former Baltic Soviet republic which does not produce wines) Raimonds Tomsons who won the title against Nina Jensen (vice-champion) and Reeze Choi (China third in the competition). Candidate Pascaline Lepeltier came fourth. To win the World’s Best Sommelier competition in Paris, it was a dream. The pressure was enormous during the final, we had to taste the wines blind, identify non-alcoholic drinks from around the world...
Read more...26 February 2023
Mergers and Acquisitions
The Domaines Artémis company, a wine company owned by French billionaire François Pinault, has just bought the Champagne Jacquesson house. François Pinault already holds the Premier Grand Cru Classé du Médoc Château Latour, Pauillac and Champagne Henriot. François Pinault also owns the Stade Rennais football club. The Jacquesson Champagne House, founded in 1798 in Dizy in Champagne, belonged to the Chiquet family who acquired it in 1974. Jacquesson produces 250,000...
Read more...24 February 2023
Wine Economy & Market
Dubai has just removed the 30% tax on alcohol sales in order to stimulate international tourism, and is also removing the fee on personal alcohol licenses, because for an individual who wishes to drink alcohol at home it was required to have a personal liquor license.
Read more...13 February 2023
Miscellaneous
It was in the Itata Valley in Chile that the vines were destroyed. More than 600 wine producers are affected by the forest fires. Some wine producers have lost everything. It is announced that there would be more vineyards destroyed than the fire of 2017. The vines of the Pais grape variety, located in the Bio Bio Valley, are almost entirely destroyed. Unfortunately the affected vineyards are located very close...
Read more...02 February 2023
Miscellaneous
Donald Hess died in Switzerland at his home in Bern. A pioneer by nature, Donald Hess was determined to bring winemaking to the high altitude Napa Valley. He established the Hess Collection winery on the slopes of Mount Veeder.https://www.hessperssonestates.com/
Read more...26 January 2023
Competitions & Events
The ASI (Association of the Best Sommelier in the World) organizes the global competition in Paris at the Pullman-Montparnasse Hotel (51 Avenue du Maine, 75014 Paris Tel: +33 (0) 143 221 013 - https://www.hotel-montparnasse.fr - 65 delegations will be present The final will take place at Paris La Défense Arena - 99 Jardins de l'Arche 92000 Nanterre, France, Tel: +33 (0) 181 929 292 - https://www.parisladefense-arena.com. It is the UDSF...
Read more...25 January 2023
Incidents & Legal Affairs
The Bordeaux court has just dismissed Château Petrus against the Coureau brothers, owners of the CGM company which marketed Petrus Lambertini. The Court rejects the appeal of Château Petrus and confirms the absence of misleading commercial practice. The dispute dates back more than eight years. It all started when Stéphane Coureau, director of the CGM company with his brother, wine merchant and producer in Saint-Savin in the Bordeaux vineyards, decided...
Read more...26 December 2022
Miscellaneous
The Champagne Wine Association has committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 and phasing out the use of herbicides by 2025.This announcement was made by David Chatillon and Maxime Toubard, co-presidents of the Comité Champagne.More good news: to limit CO₂ emissions, the Champagne industry is reducing the weight of each bottle by more than 50 grams. This measure prevents 8,000 tons of CO₂ from being released into the atmosphere each...
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