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If Consumers Want Sustainable Wines, SIP Certified Wants to Help

With a refreshed visual identity and redesigned website, SIP Certified is strengthening the connection between certified winegrowers and today’s sustainability-minded consumers, all while maintaining the independent standards that have defined the program for decades. Research shows that 64% of consumers rank environmental sustainability as a top buying factor.

Consumers willing to pay 9.7% sustainability premium, despite cost-of-living, inflation concerns

Consumers are willing to spend an average of 9.7% more on sustainably produced or sourced goods, even as cost-of-living and inflationary concerns weigh, according to PwC’s 2024 Voice of the Consumer Survey. The survey, which collected the perspectives of more than 20,000 consumers from across

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Wine Should Be a National Pastime The concordance between wine and baseball should drive our efforts to champion the beverage. (Fermentation/Tom Wark0 This Gmail trick helped me eliminate 80% of the spam in my inbox 'm sure there are people inundated with more email spam than me, but

[BND] Kane's Beverage Week

Dear Subscriber, Please press the down arrow to download this week's edition of Kane's Beverage Week. All the stories on Pages 1-7 are new. Stories after Page 7 were previously published this past week. Kane's Beverage Week, March 6, 2026Stories on Pages 1-

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Political Bias in Wine Is Not Helpful, But It's Unavoidable We must be honest enough to recognize our bias, including me. (Fermentation/Tom Wark) Golf club sinkhole reveals century-old wine cellar The shock of a sinkhole appearing on a popular Manchester golf course was tempered by the

[BND] Your Breakfast Briefing

Good Morning and Happy Friday, March 6, 2026. SGWS Execs Indicted for Bribery The indictment of Stephen Magliocco, a former vice president for Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits; Michael Dehdashtian, vice president of chains; Adrian Ruiz, senior vice president for California; Ryan Dow, director of sales; and Loratina

Wine Market Council Exploring Why Some Consumers 'Don't Like Taste of Wine'

The study will focus on infrequent wine drinkers and non-adopters who regularly consume other alcoholic beverages, a segment that represents a significant growth opportunity for the wine category. “Wine offers an enormous range of flavor styles, but that diversity can make it difficult for consumers to know what they’