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China’s wine export value jumped 186.79% in the first half of 2026.
6+ hour, 30+ min ago (263+ words) China’s wine exports brought in much more money in the first half of 2026 even though shipment volumes rose only modestly, according to Chinese customs data cited by Wine Business Observation and later highlighted by The Wall Street Journal. From January…...
Young Russian adults pushed SimpleWine's non-alcoholic wine sales up nearly 25% in summer 2026.
5+ hour, 6+ min ago (558+ words) Vinetur - United States France Italy Spain Germany United Kingdom China Japan Argentina Mexico Chile Brazil Portugal Australia New Zealand South Africa Young Russian adults pushed SimpleWine's non-alcoholic wine sales up nearly 25% in summer 2026. Among customers ages 18 to 22, sales rose 2.1 times…...
Study Finds Consumers Would Pay 17% More for Heat-Protected Napa Wine
6+ hour, 51+ min ago (427+ words) A new academic study on California winegrapes found that consumers told a wine had been protected from extreme heat with shade systems said they were willing to pay about 17% more, a larger premium than they gave to wines tied to…...
Spaniards drank 7.5% less beer outside the home in 2025
7+ hour, 33+ min ago (874+ words) Spaniards drank less beer outside the home in 2025, extending a decline that has been building since 2022, while the industry said tourism, exports and alcohol-free products are helping keep overall sales steady. Data from Spain’s 2025 Food Consumption Report, published by the…...
Germany Begins Its Earliest Grape Harvest on Record
7+ hour, 40+ min ago (550+ words) Germany’s 2026 grape harvest is moving ahead at the earliest pace on record, with growers in all wine regions bringing in fruit weeks ahead of the schedule that was common in past decades after a hot summer sped up ripening across…...
U.K. alcohol tax receipts rose 1% in the quarter to £2.94 billion
7+ hour, 7+ min ago (614+ words) HM Revenue and Customs said Monday that U.K. alcohol tax receipts rose slightly in the latest completed quarter, as higher payments from wine, other fermented products, cider and spirits offset a drop in beer duty. In its latest Alcohol Bulletin, HMRC…...
Yo-Ho Brewing Will Cut Yona Yona Ale Prices by ¥9 on Oct. 1
7+ hour, 44+ min ago (464+ words) Japan’s beer market is set for a tax reset on Oct. 1, when the national liquor tax on beer will fall 14.4% and one of the country’s best-known craft brewers says it will pass almost the full savings on to consumers. The…...
Italian Supplier Develops Compact Machine to Remove Alcohol From Wine Before Service
6+ hour, 40+ min ago (545+ words) Vasongroup, an Italian supplier of winemaking technology, is developing a compact wine dealcoholization machine aimed at restaurants and home users, a move that could extend alcohol reduction beyond wineries and into dining rooms and private kitchens. The company, based in…...
Survey Finds 73% of Southern Rhône Winegrowers Have Adapted Vineyards to Climate Change
8+ hour, 3+ min ago (348+ words) Nearly three out of four winegrowers who responded to a survey in France’s Southern Rhône Valley said they had already adopted at least one measure to adapt their vineyards to climate change, underscoring how heat, drought and weather risk are…...
Chile moves to create a legal category for wine starting at 8.5% alcohol
7+ hour, 17+ min ago (297+ words) Chile is moving to create a separate legal category for low-alcohol wine, a change that would allow wineries to sell products starting at 8.5% alcohol without altering the country’s long-standing definition of traditional wine. The proposed change is contained in a…...