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nytimes.com - Eric Asimov - One Year In, Trump's Tariffs Have Not Helped U.S. Wine Businesses
One Year In, Trump's Tariffs Have Not Helped U.S. Wine Businesses
The New York Times

In Europe, it's rare to see prominent displays of American wines. That's why, traveling around Spain in 2023, I was surprised to see bottles from Scar of the Sea, an excellent California producer, in wine bars, shops and restaurants all over the…

theguardian.com - Guardian staff reporter - The story of Georgian wine has been 8,000 years in the making | Wine
The story of Georgian wine has been 8,000 years in the making | Wine
The Guardian

France, Italy and Spain purport to be the best-loved classical wine regions, but if you're in the market for the real old-world deal, look no further than Georgia, which has more than 8,000 years of winemaking prowess. There's something about this…

globenewswire.com - Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits - Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits: Q4 2025 and full-year 2025 revenues
Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits: Q4 2025 and full-year 2025 revenues
GlobeNewswire

Charenton-le-Pont, 19 February 2026 Q4 2025 and full-year 2025 revenues FY 2025 revenues: €172.0m (-8.6%1 vs 2024) Q4 2025 revenues: €44.6m (-6.9%1) Significant slowdown in the global spirits market; French market impacted by…

standard.co.uk - Izzie Addison - Love of wine is 'in my blood' Queen says at the trade's spiritual home
Love of wine is 'in my blood' Queen says at the trade's spiritual home
Evening Standard

The Queen said she was raised to have a love of wine as she made an impromptu speech at the spiritual home of “one of the best industries there is” on Wednesday. Camilla, a member of the Worshipful Company of Vintners – one of…

bloomberg.com - Suzanne Woolley - Where to Invest $1 Million: Critical Minerals, Quality Stocks, Gold - and Red Wine
Where to Invest $1 Million: Critical Minerals, Quality Stocks, Gold - and Red Wine
Bloomberg

Sign up to get an email each time a new edition of our Where to Invest series publishes – look for it about once a month. Investors are having a very bad bout of AI anxiety. Mounting concerns about whether artificial intelligence can live up…

the-sun.com - Fiona McLoughlin - America's largest wine company cuts jobs as popular facility set to shut down
America's largest wine company cuts jobs as popular facility set to shut down
The US Sun

THE LARGEST U.S. wine company is set to shutter a production facility and lay off employees at four of its wineries and tasting rooms. As a result of the closures, 56 employees at the production facility will be impacted and an additional 93 will…

sfchronicle.com - Esther Mobley - Most California wines have no sugar. So why do so many consumers believe they do?
Most California wines have no sugar. So why do so many consumers believe they do?
San Francisco Chronicle

A gross misconception about wine is pervading America: that it's full of sugar. According to recent data from the Wine Market Council, 47% of consumers believe that wine contains high levels of sugar. What's more, 53% of those folks believe that…

sfchronicle.com - Jess Lander - The third-largest U.S. wine company is selling two of its best Napa vineyards
The third-largest U.S. wine company is selling two of its best Napa vineyards
San Francisco Chronicle

The third-largest wine company in the U.S. has listed two of its most premium Napa Valley vineyards for sale. Trinchero Family Wine & Spirits, which produces 17 million cases of wine per year according to Wine Business, is looking to offload its…

thedrinksbusiness.com - Patrick Schmitt - The first Masters of Wine of 2026 have been announced
The first Masters of Wine of 2026 have been announced
The Drinks Business

The Institute of Masters of Wine (IMW) has revealed the names of four individuals who have passed all stages of the Master of Wine examination — a cohort that includes the first female MW to be based in Italy. Announced this morning, the…

nypost.com - Jennifer Gould - Brooklyn Beckham co-hosts Miami's wine-and-food festival in wake of family drama
Brooklyn Beckham co-hosts Miami's wine-and-food festival in wake of family drama
New York Post

After a winter full of family drama for Brooklyn Beckham, the celebrity scion is getting in some fun in the sun – co-hosting an event with Rachael Ray at Miami's South Beach Wine & Food Festival. Beckham, a chef and entrepreneur, and Ray are…

sfchronicle.com - Jess Lander - California wine giant Gallo closing facility, laying off workers at four other locations
California wine giant Gallo closing facility, laying off workers at four other locations
San Francisco Chronicle

Gallo, the largest U.S. wine company, is closing a Napa Valley production facility and has planned layoffs at four other California wineries and tasting rooms, resulting in the loss of 93 jobs. Gallo will permanently close the Ranch Winery, a large…

napavalleyregister.com - Chloe Olsen - Young in Napa: The wine country dream: Where a new generation is already leading
Young in Napa: The wine country dream: Where a new generation is already leading
The Napa Valley Register

We tend to talk about Napa Valley as if the door has already closed behind the younger generation — too expensive, too competitive, too established. But inside the tasting room at Viansa Winery, the future of the wine industry looks…

thedrinksbusiness.com - Patrick Schmitt - Emmanuel Macron shows support for French and Chinese wine at Paris trade fair
Emmanuel Macron shows support for French and Chinese wine at Paris trade fair
The Drinks Business

French President Emmanuel Macron toured the halls of Wine Paris on Monday last week, stopping at the stand of star Languedoc winemaker Gérard Bertrand, as well as China's Changyu Group, where the politician was given a six-litre bottle of…

arlnow.com - The Prisoner Wine Dinner
The Prisoner Wine Dinner
ARLnow

When their first wine, The Prisoner, was released two decades ago as a complex blend of some of California's best and most unusual grape varieties, it swiftly and permanently changed the perception of what a red blend wine could be. Since then…

arlnow.com - Jared Serre - New cafe and wine bar plan spring openings amid Crystal City renovation project
New cafe and wine bar plan spring openings amid Crystal City renovation project
ARLnow

It will take a little longer than expected for two “exploration-inspired” businesses to open their doors in Crystal City. As renovations continue at 2011 Crystal Drive, Altitude Wine Bar and Constellation cafe and gourmet market have…

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