By No one can precisely predict wine trends in the world. However, playing with the all-time favourite varietals will never be harmful. We asked some of the really good sommeliers and wine buyers and curated a list of wines that can be on your radar this year. These are consumer-centric and
China Wine Drinkers and Making the Switch to Home Grown Wines in 2020/2021
Emma Gao says that “when people taste our wine they’re happy”. Ms Gao runs the Silver Heights winery and vineyards in China’s Ningxia province, about 1,000 km (620 miles) west of Beijing. They sit in the foothills of the Helan Mountains, where it’s dry and sunny with mild temperatures in
Sparkling Wine Sales Stay Strong Through Pandemic
The past decade has seen a surge in U.S. sparkling wine production, with 614 domestic producers today versus just 477 in 2010. While the number has pulled back from a peak of 625 in 2018, sparkling wine sales have continued to increase. Scan data from Nielsen off-premise outlets show domestic
Coronavirus pandemic shatters tiny Moldova’s hopes for wine tourism boom
The vast underground cellars of Moldova’s Cricova winery used to echo with the sounds of hundreds of visitors. Now just a handful of guests wander past the huge barrels and endless rows of bottles holding its vintages. “We used to have 300 to 450 people a day, but with the
Global Wine Sales During the Pandemic
It also has the second-highest Covud death rate of Europe’s leading wine countries, with over 45,000 people having died from the virus in France. Europe’s number three winemaking nation – Spain – has the second highest number of active Covid cases at the moment, at over 1.5 million, with over
Boom in Wine eCommerce during the Pandemic – Ways and Means
Benchmark Wine, a haven for collectors of rare wines, is leveraging the unprecedented e-commerce boom to expand its direct-to-consumer business to a wider audience. Established online wine seller Benchmark Wine has experienced a boost in business in the wake of COVID-19, with profits nearly twice what they were over the
New Way to Sell and Promote Wine Sales During the Pandemic
COVID-19 hit the US restaurant industry like an unforgiving tsunami, and in the past three weeks alone, led to a loss of $25 billion and left more than 3 million workers unemployed, according to the National Restaurant Association. And while many restaurants have permanently closed, the NRA is also reporting
Six wines for Lockdown
Six wines for lockdown Château Argadens Rouge Bourdeaux Supérieur, France 2016 (from £10.91, thewinesociety.com; davywine.co.uk) The Bordeaux wine trade had to cancel en primeur week, the annual showcase of the new vintage, at the beginning of April. This perfectly pitched, succulent modern claret is more than enough to be going on with while
