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03 Mar 2025

Mature Japanese wine market ‘ripe for the picking’?

This month sees the Japanese celebrating Hanami or the traditional custom of enjoying the cherry blossom season, and the chances are that they will be indulging in some rosé wine.

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17 Feb 2025

French wine and spirits exports in 2024 – looking on the bright side

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05 Dec 2024

Navigating choppy waters in the German wine market

The share of German households buying wine fell during the third quarter for the fourth consecutive year, causing wine sales to drop by 2.6% from July to September 2024. Some categories, however, continue to over-index.

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05 Nov 2024

Double tax whammy for wines in the UK market

On October 30, the new Labour government delivered a double blow to the British drinks industry by announcing it would be raising alcohol duty in line with retail price inflation, and going ahead with the previous government’s new tax regime by ending the wine easement on February 1, 2025.

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02 Oct 2024

“Come Over October” Against Prohibition

It’s an open secret that the United States – and many other countries – are in the grips of a neo-prohibition movement that has the potential to undermine the future of wine consumption. But trade and marketing organisations in the US are fighting back, as evidenced by the ‘Come Over October’ campaign that launches on October 1.