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Wine Spectator: The Existential Crisis of Bordeaux’s Small Grapegrowers

Earlier this month, a thousand angry vignerons and their allies marched through the streets of downtown Bordeaux, calling for help to save their livelihood. When they reached the doors of the Bordeaux Wine Council (CIVB), the local trade organization, they hung a dummy from a tree outside, representing financially troubled grapegrowers at risk of suicide, and piled dead vines on the doorstep. Continue reading →

Posted in News on December 30, 2022

Imported Wine Surges In China, But U.S. Category Faces Challenges

China’s imported wine market soared last year, with shipments up 18% to $2.8 billion on a volume increase of 17% to almost 83 million cases, according to Impact Databank. Continue reading →

Posted in News on August 8, 2018