Wine

'Worst Summer' For Global Wine Industry, Study Finds

The period between March and August 2020, which was dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, was the worst summer in modern history for the global wine industry...

Spar Austria Increases Focus On Regional Wine Producers

Spar Austria has announced it is to 'increase its focus' on regional wine growers, boosting their sales in the retail channel and seeking to offset lost sa...

French Food Exporters Need More Non-UK Trade Even With Brexit Deal: Minister

France's agri-food sector should focus more on expanding exports to non-UK countries as suppliers risk losing market share even if the European Union reach...

Auchan Retail Portugal Launches Private Label Wine Brand

Auchan Retail Portugal has launched a new private label wine range, 'Bando'. Bando consists of 20 SKUs from five Portuguese wine regions, which 'represe...

Norwegian Alcohol Maker Arcus Gets Big Earnings Boost From Lockdown

Norwegian alcohol producer and wholesaler Arcus posted a sharp rise in its second-quarter profit as COVID-19 travel restrictions prevented many consumers f...

Wine Production To Grow By 5% In Portugal’s Alentejo Region: Forecast

Wine production in the Alentejo region in Portugal is expected to grow by 5% this year, the Institute of Vine and Wine has forecast. The institute has a...

Italian Wine Exports To Fall For The First Time In 30 Years

Italian wine exports are expected to drop by 4% in 2020, with the sector seeing its first drop in exports for 30 years due to the COVID-19 emergency. Th...

Spain Says US Should Waive Tariffs On EU Goods As Wine, Olives Hit

The United States should waive tariffs imposed on European Union goods because the bloc abides by all World Trade Organisation rules on planemaker Airbus,...