International Trade

Global wine production in 2021 was 25% lower that in 2004, according to a new report just issued by the International Organization of Vine & Wine (OIV). Red wines At the beginning of the century, red wines accounted on average for 48% of the total wine production, while in the

You may have noticed that when President Biden goes on one of his "nonpolitical" campaign trips where he talks about "jobs, jobs, jobs," those rallies are never held in an American spirits or wine plant. Nor does he talk about jobs his policies have created in

Like Cinderella's and her carriage, which was to disappear at midnight, so to will the record exports the U.S distilled spirits industry has achieved this year. But just like Cinderella, there's a way to keep the export machine humming, according to the Distilled Spirits Council

That's more than 2 billion lieters of wine or more than 2.8 billion bottles. Improving trade relations between the two countries and the recent removal of Chinese tariffs on Australian barley has led to optimism that five-year tariffs placed on Australian wine in March 2021 may be

The Toasts Not Tariffs Coalition sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo urging the Biden administration to secure an agreement with the EU that avoids the return of retaliatory tariffs on American Whiskeys. The letter was sent in

The Toasts Not Tariffs Coalition sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo urging the Biden administration to secure an agreement with the EU that avoids the return of retaliatory tariffs on American Whiskeys. The letter was sent in

Bolivia recently became the 45th country to officially recognize “Bourbon” and “Tennessee Whiskey” as distinctive products of the United States, according to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. The move follows adoption of a final rule by the Alcohol & Tobacco Tax  & Trade Bureau that amends the

With total U.S. wine exports in 2022 reaching $1.43 billion, a slight increase of 0.4% from the previous year, Wine Institute reports that despite a challenging market environment coupled with a strong dollar, California wines showed impressive growth in several key markets. Japan, South Korea and Mexico

Tariffs imposed under section 232 on imports of steel and aluminum worked, reducing imports and increasing U.S. production and prices, the U.S. International Trade Commission reports. The report finds that on average from 2018 to 2021: U.S. importers bore nearly the full cost of these tariffs because

Total U.S. spirits exports reached a record $2.06 billion in 2022, buoyed by the temporary halt to retaliatory tariffs, but American Whiskey exports to the UK remain lower than pre-tariff levels, according to a new report by the Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. The report found