Interview: Catching Up with Coravin
When Coravin launched in 2013, this innovative technology reshaped the wine-drinking experience at home and on-premise. Today the company continues to expand its tech throughout the world of wine. Coravin also recently announced a...
The Wine Industry Could Face Tough Times in 2020
Since the 2019 North Coast harvest, I have reported on the significant shock waves facing the wine industry.
The past decade was generally very positive. The economy remained quite strong, and producers had great depletions and could...
ProWein 2020 Postponed Over Coronavirus Concerns
The global wine event ProWein has postponed its 2020 trade festival, which had been set for mid-March in Düsseldorf, Germany. Fear of the spreading Coronavirus prompted the move.
“This decision was not an easy one...
ProWein Postponed Until 2021 Over Coronavirus Fears
Worried about the spread of Coronavirus, the global wine event ProWein has postponed its 2020 event by an entire year.
Previously the organization had simply said it would postpone the expo, set for mid-March in Düsseldorf, Germany. Today,...
The Best Wines for Spring and Summer 2020
As retailers begin looking for what wines they will feature come spring and summer 2020, our wine panel picked their favorite sippers for that time of the year.
As always, these selections include brief tasting...
Vinitaly Postponed Until April 2021
Another major alcohol expo has canceled its 2020 event as COVID-19 sweeps destructively across the globe.
At the beginning of March, in agreement with major wine industry institutions, Vinitaly had decided to postpone the 54th edition...
America’s Fastest-Growing Wine Brands
The 2020 StateWays Growth Brands Awards recognize the fastest-growing beverage alcohol brands in the U.S.
Category Definitions
» Established Growth Brands are top sellers in their category, at least five years old, and moved a minimum of 400,000 9-liter cases in...
The Best Old World Wines to Drink in 2020
For this latest round of StateWays wine reviews, we tasked our panel of independent experts to drink and rate Old World wines.
The write-ups below represent a wide range of styles and countries, giving readers a broad...
Travel Report: Living The Languedoc
While the Languedoc region of southern France has been hailed recently as a “new” source of fine wines, it’s been making wine for some 2,000 years. It’s France’s largest wine region, responsible for producing...
Pink Prosecco Category Gains Approval
Prosecco producers can soon tap into both the sparkling and rosé trends.
The Prosecco DOC Consortium announced this week that the proposal to amend the disciplinary rules for producing Prosecco DOC — including the introduction of Prosecco DOC Rosé...
