For certain people, the dream is to be able to buy a vineyard in France. In some regions, it takes many millions to do it, but not everywhere. Not surprisingly, prices vary vastly with prestige,
With the story of how what can be Munskänkarna’s wine course book came about When we wrote the book “The Wonderful World Of Wine”, we kept an eye on Munskänkarnas educational plan, primarily for the
You can probably not be happier with a review than we are with this one. Per Björgell has reviewed “The wonderful world of wine” (“Vinets underbara värld” in the original language”) on BTJ (formerly Bibliotekstjänst,
“The wonderful world of wine” is a book for those who want to learn more about wine. If you are simply curious about wine and want to know more, with an easy-to-read fact-filled book. Or
It is interesting to look at in what kind of “container” wine is exported: bottle, bag-in-box, or bulk. This gives quite a clear indication of the price and quality level of the wines. A country
The average price per litre of wine exported was 2.80 euro in 2020. This is back-of-the-envelope calculations based on the data in our article on export volumes and values. Actually, I think this is a
Wine exports compared to GDP and to total exports There is no easy answer to how “important” wine is to a country’s economy. It depends what you mean by “important”. You can, for example, look
How important are wine exports for a country’s wine sector? We can compare the amount of wine exported in 2020 to the country’s total production to see how big a portion of all wine made
We recently looked at the details of world wine exports. The other side of the coin is wine imports. In 2020 wine imports saw a decline. This mirrors the decline in exports that we described
In 2020 the global trade in wine seems to have more or less stagnated. And prices fell. This is of course to a very large extent numbers that are affected by the first year of
Olga Pinevich-Todoriuk is the editor-in-chief of Drinks+, the leading Ukrainian wine and spirits magazine. She is also the initiator of the project the International Wine Tourism Awards. Olga and all her collaborators are still in
OIV, International Organization of Vine and Wine, often appears in what we write. They have lots of interesting info. (And has given us great awards which we are very proud of for several of our
Just recently Wine Paris-Vinexpo took place in Paris. It is one of the world’s biggest wine shows, in competition with Vinitaly in Verona and ProWein in Düsseldorf. We were of course there. There were a
2021 has been a good year for the US wine industry, even great for some. Sales have, in some sales channels, recovered from the difficult 2020. This is one of the conclusions from the Silicon
— Can’t they just ban everything dangerous? — A colleague in the industry that I spoke to the other day said when we discussed spraying the vineyards, “Can’t they just ban everything dangerous?” Yes, that
A new competition that will award the world’s best wine travel and wine tour experiences has been launched. “The Wine Travel Awards”. It is a competition for anyone in the wine sector, wineries, tour operators,
The story of Champagne’s price-fixing “l’échelle des crus” system and how it was abolished Grand cru and premier cru are famous words. You see them on many champagne bottles. Probably, most people take it as
Per capita wine consumption Big countries drink a lot of wine, but which nations are the most enthusiastic wine drinkers? In other words: how much wine is consumed in a country per person. In the
How much wine did we drink in 2020? Much more due to covid? Which are the countries that drink the most wine? Or rephrasing: which are the biggest markets for wine in the world? The
How much output you get from a certain input is what we usually call productivity. In the wine industry we usually talk about yields, often in hectolitres per hectare. This article explores the productivity/yields in
“Are you interested in wine and want to learn more but do not know where to start? Then ‘The Wonderful World of Wine’ is the perfect choice for you.” It cannot be better than that,
3.4 litres per person. That’s how much wine is made in the world. A back-of-the-envelope calculation of how much wine is made per person in the major wine producing countries can give us a rough
In 2020 the world’s wine production increased a little to reach 260 million hectolitres. This is slightly below the long term average. Italy is still the biggest wine producing country, followed by France and Spain.
The biggest vine-growing countries in the world The world’s vineyard acreage (the planted surface area) has been slowly declining for several years. 2020 was no different; the vineyard plantings declined, but only slightly. There is
The international trade in wine grew a lot in the first half of 2021, the latest numbers from the OIV reveal. This was expected, considering the difficulties of world trade in 2020. But even compared
It seems everyone is talking about sustainability these days. We’ve recently been in at least three webinars on sustainability. Wine regions are announcing sustainability programmes. Wine producers and other wine industry companies (retailers, for example)
One of the charms of exploring the world of wine is to discover new wines, wines that may surprise you. Or simply wines that you didn’t know existed, but that you put on your to-drink
This time of the year we usually get the first estimates of the current year’s wine production, 2021 is no different. It is the OIV that assembles the statistics of global wine production. This time
The importance of wine tourism is not that it can be a tool for producers to sell more wines. Although you sometimes get that impression when wine tourism is discussed. It is often talked about
The Importance of Wine Tourism The importance of wine tourism is not that it can be a tool for producers to sell more wines. Although you sometimes get that impression when wine tourism is discussed.
For certain people, the dream is to be able to buy a vineyard in France. In some regions, it takes many millions to do it,
With the story of how what can be Munskänkarna’s wine course book came about When we wrote the book “The Wonderful World Of Wine”, we
You can probably not be happier with a review than we are with this one. Per Björgell has reviewed “The wonderful world of wine” (“Vinets
“The wonderful world of wine” is a book for those who want to learn more about wine. If you are simply curious about wine and
It is interesting to look at in what kind of “container” wine is exported: bottle, bag-in-box, or bulk. This gives quite a clear indication of
The average price per litre of wine exported was 2.80 euro in 2020. This is back-of-the-envelope calculations based on the data in our article on
Wine exports compared to GDP and to total exports There is no easy answer to how “important” wine is to a country’s economy. It depends
How important are wine exports for a country’s wine sector? We can compare the amount of wine exported in 2020 to the country’s total production
We recently looked at the details of world wine exports. The other side of the coin is wine imports. In 2020 wine imports saw a
In 2020 the global trade in wine seems to have more or less stagnated. And prices fell. This is of course to a very large
Olga Pinevich-Todoriuk is the editor-in-chief of Drinks+, the leading Ukrainian wine and spirits magazine. She is also the initiator of the project the International Wine
OIV, International Organization of Vine and Wine, often appears in what we write. They have lots of interesting info. (And has given us great awards
Just recently Wine Paris-Vinexpo took place in Paris. It is one of the world’s biggest wine shows, in competition with Vinitaly in Verona and ProWein
2021 has been a good year for the US wine industry, even great for some. Sales have, in some sales channels, recovered from the difficult
— Can’t they just ban everything dangerous? — A colleague in the industry that I spoke to the other day said when we discussed spraying
A new competition that will award the world’s best wine travel and wine tour experiences has been launched. “The Wine Travel Awards”. It is a
The story of Champagne’s price-fixing “l’échelle des crus” system and how it was abolished Grand cru and premier cru are famous words. You see them
Per capita wine consumption Big countries drink a lot of wine, but which nations are the most enthusiastic wine drinkers? In other words: how much
How much wine did we drink in 2020? Much more due to covid? Which are the countries that drink the most wine? Or rephrasing: which
How much output you get from a certain input is what we usually call productivity. In the wine industry we usually talk about yields, often
“Are you interested in wine and want to learn more but do not know where to start? Then ‘The Wonderful World of Wine’ is the
3.4 litres per person. That’s how much wine is made in the world. A back-of-the-envelope calculation of how much wine is made per person in
In 2020 the world’s wine production increased a little to reach 260 million hectolitres. This is slightly below the long term average. Italy is still
The biggest vine-growing countries in the world The world’s vineyard acreage (the planted surface area) has been slowly declining for several years. 2020 was no
The international trade in wine grew a lot in the first half of 2021, the latest numbers from the OIV reveal. This was expected, considering
It seems everyone is talking about sustainability these days. We’ve recently been in at least three webinars on sustainability. Wine regions are announcing sustainability programmes.
One of the charms of exploring the world of wine is to discover new wines, wines that may surprise you. Or simply wines that you
This time of the year we usually get the first estimates of the current year’s wine production, 2021 is no different. It is the OIV
The importance of wine tourism is not that it can be a tool for producers to sell more wines. Although you sometimes get that impression
The Importance of Wine Tourism The importance of wine tourism is not that it can be a tool for producers to sell more wines. Although
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