Millotte discovered a huge wine event to be more optimistic and energetic than anticipated. Vinexposium Wine Paris is supposed to happen in the middle of a difficult moment for wine. Consumption headwinds. Generational shifts. Distribution pressure. I expected caution, maybe even fatigue. What I found instead was energy. Brighter halls. Open stands. Conversations flowing. At the end of the day, music started, cheese appeared, and business kept happening. Serious, yes... but human. Epicurean. Alive. Optimism was not loud or naive. But people were still investing, traveling, launching, meeting. The industry is not retreating. It is trying to adapt. Get the full scoop from Outshinery founder, Laurie Millotte.

The World’s Top Winemakers of 2024 Revealed at Wine Paris

[London, Thursday 15 February 2024] – The Master Winemakers 2024 Award Ceremony, held at Wine Paris – Vinexpo on Monday 11 February 2024, celebrated the best winemakers of the year, as […]

Afternoon Brief, February 15th

Rainy Weather Makes for Another Wet California Winter: Historic levels of rain were delivered to California in the form of atmospheric rivers, which are expected to continue to bring rain throughout the month of February. Decanter's Clive Pursehouse speaks with wine producers across the state to get a sense of how the vines are faring...

Afternoon Brief, February 14th

Pledge of €230 Million to French Winegrowers Is an ’Empty Promise’, Say Vignerons: The emergency fund promised to French winegrowers amid farmer protests is "just a promise", Rhône Valley vignerons tell Eloise Feilden...

Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris 2024: Be Spirits Continues to Gain Traction!

29 January 2024 – The 5th Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris from 12 to 14 February at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles continues to grow and is poised to double the footprint […]

Afternoon Brief, January 23rd

Why Sokol Blosser Is Adding an Ingredients List to Its Wine Labels: Generally speaking, the wine industry has long resisted putting an ingredients list on wine labels...

Afternoon Brief, January 16th

The #1 Reason Why U.S. Consumers Are Buying Less Wine: The downturn in U.S. wine sales is real and substantial, confirmed by multiple data sources and extends all the way to actual consumption. Pandemic effects, inflation, competition, high inventories and channel switching all have had impacts, but don’t explain the downturn completely...

Afternoon Brief, November 16th

The Duckhorn Portfolio Announces an Agreement to Acquire Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards: The Duckhorn Portfolio, Inc. (NYSE: NAPA) (the “Company”) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards (“Sonoma-Cutrer”), one of the largest luxury Chardonnay wineries in the U.S., from Brown-Forman Corporation (“Brown-Forman”), for approximately $400 million to be paid in a combination of Company stock and cash...