Prosecco continues to increase its production and sales. In 2024, 660 million bottles of Prosecco DOC were produced, an increase of 7% compared to the previous year. Prosecco is made in northeastern Italy, in Veneto
The wine sector is vital for EU’s cultural heritage and also for EU’s economy, society and rural areas. The wine sector has its own high-level group (“think tank”) that discusses the challenges and opportunities for
The international Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) is possibly the world’s most important wine organisation. But it is very little known to most wine consumer. It has multiple roles, promoting and enabling scientific and
This year, the German annual ProWein Business Report addresses the world’s declining wine consumption. There are many reasons why people drink less wine, such as health recommendations, the economy and, not least, the difficulty of
Systembolaget’s report for the third quarter of 2023 has some interesting figures: Turnover Q3 was SEK 9.8 billion, an increase of almost SEK 200 million In volume, however, sales fell to 147 million litres, down
Bordeaux is about to become smaller again. The last time it happened was in 2008-2009, after the financial crisis. 10,000 hectares disappeared at the time. Now it is happening again. The plans are to pull
A trend right now is that wine consumers want lower levels of alcohol in their wines. This can be a challenge for wine producers when the temperature rises in the summer. One solution is to
It is vital for all wine producers today to think strategically and to adapt to the circumstances. It is important not least for a cooperative, but with many members who need to be persuaded, changes
History always repeats itself. Now it is time for crisis distillation again in Europe. It has been a while since the last time. We remember Languedoc’s overproduction during large parts of the 20th century with
Many wine producers struggle to make both ends meet these days. Not so Bernard Arnault, a French businessman, who controls an empire that dominates both champagne and cognac. He is now the world’s richest person
Wine Intelligence, an English market research company, recently published its annual report on the Swedish wine market. (BKWine was among those interviewed for input.) Swedish wine consumers have, the report writes, a good brand awareness
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
What does a wine importer and small business owner do when suddenly large parts of the business base disappear? Calling for help and waiting for support or trying to find solutions to adapt the company
In France, there are lots of small wine shops, but the majority of all wine is sold in supermarkets. This is especially true of Champagne as Christmas approaches. Which brands are the bestsellers? Here is
The wine world is really not a stronghold of equality. The average export price of a grand cru (red & white) from Burgundy in 2018 was 87 euros per bottle. The red ones are more
A true story Systembolaget, the Swedish wine and spirits monopoly, usually boasts its wide range of products, but as is well known, the majority of all their listed products, especially quality wines, are the result
Organic wines are becoming more and more popular with French wine consumers. 48% of them would like to see a larger range of organic wines in the stores where they normally buy wine. The fact
Italy shot to the top position in 2012, as the country selling most volume of wine into Sweden, and is still there. Not threatened by anyone at the moment. In 2017, 56.8 million litres of
Comité Champagne has published their sales figures for 2017. Champagne made a record turnover of 4.9 billion euros in 2017. 307 million bottles were sold, a slight increase compared with 2016. The sales record counted
At this time of year, it is popular to try to figure out new trends for the coming year. It’s hard, but on the other hand, you can almost say anything because who can say
In France you drink French wines. With the variety that exists in this huge wine country, you never get tired of French wines. But the fact is that the French drink more and more foreign
If you are thinking of becoming a wine grower in France, here are some important figures just announced by SAFER, a government organization. In 2016, the average price for an AOP vineyard was 140,600 euro
Bordeaux exported 2 million hectolitres of wine (270 million bottles) in 2016. The region accounts for 17% of French wine exports in volume and 36% of the value. China and the US compensate for declining
It is sometimes said that the young people of today do not drink wine. It may be true or not, but whatever the case it is very different from one country to another. A recent
Americans drink more and more South African wine and they drink higher quality South African wines. Sales of South African wines in the United States increased by 14% in the past 12 months and the
It is not only in Sweden that the Italian wines are popular. Also in Denmark, Italy is the largest wine country with a market share of 21.5%. Chile is in second place with 13.3%, closely
So far there has never been any shortage of wine in the world. Rather the opposite. For a long time there was a large surplus but since some years back this surplus is gone. Now
The other day I was at the OIV, the International Organisation for Vine and Wine, to attend their press conference on the status of the wine economy in the world (follow the link for the
France imports more wine than you might think. Last year the country imported a record amount of wine and most of it was cheap bulk wine from Spain. In total France imported 7.2 million hectolitres
A few months ago we were at the OIV ceremony for their annual book awards. To pick up our prize. OIV is short for International Organisation of Vine and Wine (or Organisation International de la
Prosecco continues to increase its production and sales. In 2024, 660 million bottles of Prosecco DOC were produced, an increase of 7% compared to the
The wine sector is vital for EU’s cultural heritage and also for EU’s economy, society and rural areas. The wine sector has its own high-level
The international Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) is possibly the world’s most important wine organisation. But it is very little known to most wine
This year, the German annual ProWein Business Report addresses the world’s declining wine consumption. There are many reasons why people drink less wine, such as
Systembolaget’s report for the third quarter of 2023 has some interesting figures: Turnover Q3 was SEK 9.8 billion, an increase of almost SEK 200 million
Bordeaux is about to become smaller again. The last time it happened was in 2008-2009, after the financial crisis. 10,000 hectares disappeared at the time.
A trend right now is that wine consumers want lower levels of alcohol in their wines. This can be a challenge for wine producers when
It is vital for all wine producers today to think strategically and to adapt to the circumstances. It is important not least for a cooperative,
History always repeats itself. Now it is time for crisis distillation again in Europe. It has been a while since the last time. We remember
Many wine producers struggle to make both ends meet these days. Not so Bernard Arnault, a French businessman, who controls an empire that dominates both
Wine Intelligence, an English market research company, recently published its annual report on the Swedish wine market. (BKWine was among those interviewed for input.) Swedish
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
What does a wine importer and small business owner do when suddenly large parts of the business base disappear? Calling for help and waiting for
In France, there are lots of small wine shops, but the majority of all wine is sold in supermarkets. This is especially true of Champagne
The wine world is really not a stronghold of equality. The average export price of a grand cru (red & white) from Burgundy in 2018
A true story Systembolaget, the Swedish wine and spirits monopoly, usually boasts its wide range of products, but as is well known, the majority of
Organic wines are becoming more and more popular with French wine consumers. 48% of them would like to see a larger range of organic wines
Italy shot to the top position in 2012, as the country selling most volume of wine into Sweden, and is still there. Not threatened by
Comité Champagne has published their sales figures for 2017. Champagne made a record turnover of 4.9 billion euros in 2017. 307 million bottles were sold,
At this time of year, it is popular to try to figure out new trends for the coming year. It’s hard, but on the other
In France you drink French wines. With the variety that exists in this huge wine country, you never get tired of French wines. But the
If you are thinking of becoming a wine grower in France, here are some important figures just announced by SAFER, a government organization. In 2016,
Bordeaux exported 2 million hectolitres of wine (270 million bottles) in 2016. The region accounts for 17% of French wine exports in volume and 36%
It is sometimes said that the young people of today do not drink wine. It may be true or not, but whatever the case it
Americans drink more and more South African wine and they drink higher quality South African wines. Sales of South African wines in the United States
It is not only in Sweden that the Italian wines are popular. Also in Denmark, Italy is the largest wine country with a market share
So far there has never been any shortage of wine in the world. Rather the opposite. For a long time there was a large surplus
The other day I was at the OIV, the International Organisation for Vine and Wine, to attend their press conference on the status of the
France imports more wine than you might think. Last year the country imported a record amount of wine and most of it was cheap bulk
A few months ago we were at the OIV ceremony for their annual book awards. To pick up our prize. OIV is short for International
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