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forbes.com - Per - Wine Crisis? What Wine Crisis?
Wine Crisis? What Wine Crisis?
Forbes

Question marks on wine bottles, copyright BKWine Photography The wine industry is facing headwinds. You can't open a wine publication without reading about declining consumption, changing consumer preferences, increasingly violent effects of…

nypost.com - Allison Lax - Struggling wine industry plots major pivot that could change what Californians drink forever
Struggling wine industry plots major pivot that could change what Californians drink forever
New York Post

Forget grapes — it's all about agave now. As California's staple wine industry grapples with declining consumer demand in an oversaturated industry, with the grape market hitting a less-than-sweet snag, wine grape farmers are increasingly…

straitstimes.com - Wildfires darken the clouds over France's Bordeaux wine industry
Wildfires darken the clouds over France's Bordeaux wine industry
The Straits Times

PARIS, July 28 - Wildfires burning outside Bordeaux are underscoring the climate challenges facing France's largest wine region, where producers are grappling with severe drought, rising temperatures and falling wine consumption. While growers say…

france24.com - Bad news for Bordeaux: France's celebrated wine industry faces wake-up call over wildfires
Bad news for Bordeaux: France's celebrated wine industry faces wake-up call over wildfires
FRANCE 24

Wildfires burning ​outside Bordeaux are underscoring the climate challenges facing France 's largest wine region, where producers are grappling with severe drought, rising temperatures and falling wine consumption. While growers say the…

forbes.com - Taryn White - A New Woman-Owned Company Wants You To Experience Wine Like A Local
A New Woman-Owned Company Wants You To Experience Wine Like A Local
Forbes

Wine tasting in a vineyard at sunset. Rostislav Sedlacek via Adobe Stock A new wine-focused travel company is inviting travelers to experience vineyards in a more intimate, culturally rich way. Founded by wine expert Julia Coney and luxury travel…

forbes.com - Katie Sweeney - How To Taste Napa's Most Exclusive Cult Wines Without Being On A List
How To Taste Napa's Most Exclusive Cult Wines Without Being On A List
Forbes

There are strategies for accessing labels like Vida Valiente. Acquiring a bottle of an elusive allocation wine brand—where coveted, limited-quantity bottles are released to an exclusive mailing list rather than store shelves—remains a…

jpost.com - MEITAL SHARABI - Wine, sunset, and music among the ruins: Tu B'Av celebration returns to Ovdat
Wine, sunset, and music among the ruins: Tu B'Av celebration returns to Ovdat
The Jerusalem Post

Wine, nature, and history enthusiasts will be able to celebrate the weekend of Tu B'Av at one of the most unique spots in the Negev. On Thursday, July 30, the annual wine event will take place at Ovdat National Park, initiated by the Ramat Hanegev…

nine.com.au - April Glover - Australia's wine industry is bleeding after $180m loss
Australia's wine industry is bleeding after $180m loss
nine.com.au

Australian winemakers have been dealt a $180 million blow to exports, with the industry bleeding millions of litres in lost sales over the past 12 months. Wine exports plunged by seven per cent in the year ending June 30 to $2.3 billion…

nypost.com - Patrick Reilly - Party host dies after falling on wine glass - but cops say it may not be a freak accident
Party host dies after falling on wine glass - but cops say it may not be a freak accident
New York Post

A woman died when she fell on a wine glass in an apparent freak accident at home — but now police are investigating her death as a crime following contradicting witness accounts, according to reports. Ilda Beatriz Goyochea, 32, died from her…

dailystar.co.uk - Simon Hamalienko - Woman dies after 'falling on wine glass' at party and 'sliced her throat
Woman dies after 'falling on wine glass' at party and 'sliced her throat
Daily Star

A woman has died after claims she ‘fell on a wine glass' during a dinner party at her home. Ilda Beatriz Goyochea was rushed to hospital with a severe neck injury but sadly never recovered following what was believed to be a freak accident.

sfchronicle.com - Lucy Hodgman - Why a little-known Mediterranean wine region is having a Bay Area moment
Why a little-known Mediterranean wine region is having a Bay Area moment
San Francisco Chronicle

The first wine Angela Annuzzi remembers tasting came from the basement of her family's San Francisco home, where her father made the homemade styles that were ubiquitous in his native Croatia. Annuzzi can taste those wines — earthy, aromatic…

collider.com - Liam Gaughan - HBO's Scathing 8-Part Superhero Movie Satire Is Aging Like Fine Wine
HBO's Scathing 8-Part Superhero Movie Satire Is Aging Like Fine Wine
Collider

Hollywood's relationship with superhero movies has shifted radically in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic, with these massive franchises no longer having the same sway that they once did. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has struggled to maintain…

napavalleyregister.com - Wine Market Council names Egan as new president
Wine Market Council names Egan as new president
The Napa Valley Register

Wine Market Council President Dr. Liz Thach, MW, recently announced she will retire from the association on Aug. 5. Michelle Egan, founder of Egan Wine Consulting, a marketing and direct-to-consumer (DTC) winery consulting firm, will assume the…

thedrinksbusiness.com - James Bayley - Manchuela broadens wine styles and relaxes bottling rules
Manchuela broadens wine styles and relaxes bottling rules
The Drinks Business

Spain's Manchuela DO has approved changes to its production rules that expand the range of wines permitted under the appellation and remove the requirement for wines to be bottled within the production area. The revisions also introduce a new…

castanet.net - Chelsea Powrie - Learn from homegrown B.C. talent at annual Wine Country Writers Festival in Penticton
Learn from homegrown B.C. talent at annual Wine Country Writers Festival in Penticton
Castanet.net

WCW Festival attendees at a past event. The Wine Country Writer's Festival returns to Penticton next month with its largest lineup of award-winning Canadian authors to date. From Sept. 22-27, the six-day festival will feature workshops, readings…

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