Wine Farming: Quantity Vs. Quality
Fine wines taste different from mass-produced wines for the same reasons that heirloom tomatoes from your garden taste different from supermarket tomatoes.
This is driven more by wine's raw material than by the winemaking process...
A Truly Blind Prosecco Tasting Event
Who knew that prosecco had a sound? Dr. Hoby Wedler, a chemist, entrepreneur and sensory expert, who opens the doors to the world of wine aromas and sensations with blindfolded wine tasting experiences. Wedler helped...
Sonoma-Cutrer Announces 2024 Winemaker’s Release
California producer Sonoma-Cutrer has announced the release of Les Plus Haut Pinot Noir, the latest in the company's annual Winemaker’s Release series.
Les Plus Haut translates to “the most elevated,” as fruit from the highest...
Wine Reviews: Wines Under $30
For our latest round of wine reviews, We asked the Beverage Dynamics national wine panel to taste and rate wines under $30. As always, these reviews include tasting notes, ratings and suggested retail price...
What’s Driving Sparkling Wine Sales in 2024?
The sparkling wine category, which had posted growth for 20 consecutive years since 2002, took a tumble in 2023. Sparkling wine consumption fell 3.4% to 25.7 million 9-liter cases, according to The Beverage Information...
Podcast: Selling Wine On- and Off-premise at Wineaux
Our guest for this episode is Master Sommelier Nick Hetzel, who is one of the founders of Wineaux, a new wine market and bar in southwest Las Vegas. Nick weighs in on popular wine...
Podcast: Top Trends Among Growth Brands Winners
Melissa and Kyle talk with Marina Velez, research director for our sister company, The Beverage Information Group. The discussion centers on the top alcohol trends among the 2024 Growth Brands Spirits and Wine winners....
Q&A: Winemaker Dario Faccin Talks Italian Wines, Younger Drinkers
Recently I attended a winetasting for Tenuta Carobbio, which cultivates 123 acres between Florence and Siena. Speaking on behalf of the Italian producer was its winemaker, Dario Faccin. We dined at Ci Siamo, a...
Invivo, Sarah Jessica Parker Launch Pinot Noir
Invivo continues its five-year partnership with actor and entrepreneur Sarah Jessica Parker with the release of Invivo X, SJP Pinot Noir 2022.
This is the third release — and the first red wine — in...
The 2024 Wine Growth Brands Awards — What’s Driving sales
Coming off three straight years of rapid growth during and after the pandemic, sales in the beverage alcohol industry cooled significantly in 2023. With a few notable exceptions, most spirit and wine categories were...
