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Motivations of High-End Wine Consumers
Who are the U.S. consumers who regularly spend $20 or more on a bottle of wine; what motivates them to do so, and for which occasions? These were some of the core questions explored in a new Wine Market Council (WMC) research study just released to WMC members this
New Firm Uses Biology to Target Invasive Species
A new company that seeks to eradicate invasive species has completed its first fundraising round.
Invasive Species Corp.'s first focus products, Zequanox and Piscamycin, provide cost-effective solutions to eradicating the highly invasive Zebra & Quagga Mussels, as well as Asian Carp. These invasive species have massively disrupted the
Why Red Wine Causes Headaches
"Fruit of the vine and work of human hands" is the way one prayer in the Catholic Mass describes wine. Others have observed that Jesus didn't turn wine into water, but water into wine.
So, why oh why can wine – especially red wine – cause such fearsome
Limited Capital No. 1 Challenge for Black Winemakers
Limited capital remains the No. 1 barrier to business success for Black Wine Entrepreneurs, according to the Sales of domestic table and sparkling wines through NIQ off-premise outlets totaled $850 million in the four weeks ended Oct. 7 down 3% versus a year ago.
That's according to Terroir
Over 6 in 10 Americans Drink Alcohol -- Gallup
Americans consumption of bev/al remains steady at about 60% of adults. That's according to the latest Gallup Poll in a series dating back to 1938.
Majorities of Americans have said they had “occasion to use alcoholic beverages such as liquor, wine or beer” over the more than
U.S. Craft Beer Sales to Reach $52 Billion by 2028: Study
The study says the U.S. craft beer market was valued at $29.03 billion in 2022 and will reach $52.47 billion by 2028, growing at the 10.37% CAGR during the forecast period.
In 2022, the US craft beer market was valued at 26.42 million BBL and
Earliest Evidence of Wine Drinking in Americas
Scientists have found what they believe to be the earliest known evidence of wine drinking in the Americas, inside ceramic artefacts recovered from a small Caribbean island. Forty ceramic sherds were examined in the first study to have used molecular analysis techniques – Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry - to investigate
Deadline Nears for Responses to SVB DtC Survey
Rob McMillan, executive vp and founder, Silicon Valley Bank Wine Division, is blunt: Without a major increased in participation by wineries, there won't by a SVB Direct to Consumer report this year.
As of Sunday evening, only 185 wineries had responded. "We need closer to 600 to
Why do Champagne bubbles rise the way they do? Scientists’ new discovery is worthy of a toast
Researchers from Brown University and the University of Toulouse in France have explained why bubbles in Champagne fizz up in a straight line while bubbles in other carbonated drinks, like beer or soda, don’t.
The findings, described in a new Physical Review Fluids study, are based on a series