Climate change & wine: A global map of changing wine regions // How States Restrict DtC Shipping of Wine Without Complete Bans

Climate change could create dramatic shifts in where wine is produced: making vineyards unsustainable in some regions, but opening up new opportunities in others. Researchers have mapped how the global distribution of vineyards is likely to change.

Currently, consumers in 47 states plus D.C., representing 97% of Americans, have access to the nationwide wine market and not merely those wines that are made available to them by local distribution.

America was partly conceived as an in-house supply source of wine for a thirsty Britain. They saw the colonies as a way of freeing themselves from the overbearing, duty-ladened French wine trade.

In business, there are many economies of scale. But often, scaling up can mean a significant change in product quality.

China's removal of tariffs from Australian wine is a relief, but it isn't enough to save the industry.

“This is not a rare bird. It might be the rarest of birds,” a representative from the auction house said in a statement.

As an independent director, Mr. Strom will serve as the Chair of the Finance Committee, which also includes Robert L. Berner III, Mark Harms, Jon Moramarco and Patrick Roney.

Australia’s best-known wine writer and critic, James Halliday AM, signed off his last weekly column for The Weekend Australian Magazine on Saturday, handing over the reins to Nick Ryan.

Rombauer Vineyards is one of California’s best-loved wine brands, its portfolio including the best-selling Carneros Chardonnay. But virtually none of its wines get beyond the US allocation system until, that is, Gallo purchased the family business last year.

Full Glass Wine, a brand acquisition management startup that specializes in acquiring wine marketplaces, has raised a $14 million Series A round to continue acquiring DTC (direct-to-consumer) wine marketplaces, aiming to lead the DTC wine market. 

Numerous versions of the bills have died over the years.

NAWR will urge all members of the alcohol beverage community to embrace the principles outlined in the new Direct Shipping Bill of Rights.

Penn State University scientists find complexity in the interactions between grapevine roots and soil microbes.

Celebrating the centennial anniversary of biodynamics

The winery’s bottle manufacturing site is partnering with a new local glass recycling facility.

Scientists have combined field-level data with machine-learning techniques to estimate soil organic carbon at the U.S. continental scale. 

Words and phrases describing places are never simply about facts, rather they are a manifestation how we see the world and our neighbours.

William Kelley’s verdict on Bordeaux 2021 offers a cautionary tale of a vintage ‘already in danger of being forgotten’.

The birth of the Canadian wine industry was a chaotic time, and the man who was at the centre of it all is still at it 50 years later.

This video extract was taken from Stefano Poni's lecture presented at the 18th edition of Enoforum (Vicenza, May 16-18, 2023) 'Climate change and viticulture: a necessary reconsideration?'

Program Director for the Culinary Institute of America's Wine & Beverage Summit Maryam Ahmed talks about what’s new at this year’s event and how interest within wine education is shifting to include unconventional career tracks and more.

The 2024 AIDV Canada wine law conference and annual general meeting will be held in Toronto on April 24th. There are options for in-person and virtual attendance.