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Wine tourism now accounts for a quarter of global winery revenue

Wine tourism now accounts for a quarter of global winery revenue

A new inter­na­tion­al study has found that wine tourism remains a prof­itable and expand­ing part of the glob­al wine indus­try, with 65% of winer­ies report­ing pos­i­tive returns and more than half plan­ning to invest further.

Why Wine Content With "The Best" and "The Biggest" Gets Read More Often

Why Wine Content With "The Best" and "The Biggest" Gets Read More Often

…and how you can use this to your advan­tage in your marketing.

Can fine wine and professional sport be a perfect pairing?

    Can fine wine and professional sport be a perfect pairing?

    While it’s wide­ly held that binge drink­ing is detri­men­tal to a fit­ness régime,…

    Which 5 Wines Taste Like the Harvest Around the World This Fall?

    Which 5 Wines Taste Like the Harvest Around the World This Fall?

    Wel­come back! As the sea­sons change, so do our palettes. And with the cool­er weath­er…

    Have you joined the Come Over October wine movement yet?

    Have you joined the Come Over October wine movement yet?

    Come Over Octo­ber is a new glob­al move­ment found­ed by Karen Mac­Neil, author of…

    SHOP SMALL!...A Plea To Keep the Wine Ecosystem In Place

    SHOP SMALL!...A Plea To Keep the Wine Ecosystem In Place

    Cur­rent cir­cum­stances require wine enthu­si­asts to help save the system.

    What’s winning in a losing wine market

    What’s winning in a losing wine market

    The decline in wine demand is well doc­u­ment­ed, but even in a down mar­ket there…



    Air Canada Elevates Economy Experience With Free Alcohol Service

    Air Canada Elevates Economy Experience With Free Alcohol Service

    Air Canada’s lat­est announce­ment aims to enhance fly­ers’ trav­el expe­ri­ence with…

    Introducing Come Over October: A new way to gather over wine in Canada
    How Wine and Spirits Got Stuck in the Middle of a Global Trade War

    How Wine and Spirits Got Stuck in the Middle of a Global Trade War

    Over the last sev­en years, the alco­hol indus­try has faced chaos and cost increas­es at…

    Why it’s not over for wine just yet

    Why it’s not over for wine just yet

    Despite much hand-wring­ing by those in the wine trade right now, tech expert and Wine…

    Wine Growers Canada Brings Come Over October™ 2025 to Canada

      Wine Growers Canada Brings Come Over October™ 2025 to Canada

      Nation­al Cam­paign Builds on Inter­na­tion­al Suc­cess of Wine’s Social Con­nec­tion…

      Winery Pollinator Programs Are Bringing Biodiversity Back to the Vineyard

      Winery Pollinator Programs Are Bringing Biodiversity Back to the Vineyard

      Ben­e­fits include bet­ter soil health, improved grape qual­i­ty, and pest and dis­ease…

      Trump Administration Shelves Government Study On Alcohol and Health

      Trump Administration Shelves Government Study On Alcohol and Health

      This week, the Trump admin­is­tra­tion made some moves allud­ing to what might be in…

      US Alcohol Guidelines in Chaos as Watchdog Killed and Report Buried

      US Alcohol Guidelines in Chaos as Watchdog Killed and Report Buried

      The fight over drink­ing just got messier

      Corks exempt from 15% tariff in the US

      Corks exempt from 15% tariff in the US

      Clo­sures man­u­fac­tur­ers are cel­e­brat­ing as Trump announces that cork stop­pers…



      Why wine has a problem and how to solve it

      Why wine has a problem and how to solve it

      Wine sales have now declined for three years – and the caus­es are struc­tur­al and…

      Don’t bank on courts to stop wine tariff threat, says US lobby group

      Don’t bank on courts to stop wine tariff threat, says US lobby group

      Mak­ing the eco­nom­ic argu­ment against wine tar­iffs remains key, a lead­ing trade…

      Pursehouse: Cool climate is the future of wine

      Pursehouse: Cool climate is the future of wine

      Cool cli­mate wines may be the key to the future of the wine indus­try. North Amer­i­can…

      Tariffs Come Due for Wine Importers

      Tariffs Come Due for Wine Importers

      Importers Pay Now, We Pay Later

      Hybrid grapes could save wine from climate change

      Hybrid grapes could save wine from climate change

      Extreme weath­er is threat­en­ing the world’s tra­di­tion­al wine­mak­ing regions, with…

      Why are young people drinking less wine?

      Why are young people drinking less wine?

      A new sur­vey from lead­ing research com­pa­ny Wine Opin­ions sur­veyed 1,215 Amer­i­cans…

      North America’s thirst for organic wine fuels market boom

      North America’s thirst for organic wine fuels market boom

      Dri­ven by health trends and sus­tain­able farm­ing, the organ­ic wine mar­ket in North…

      Ontario wine sales surge after U.S. products pulled

      Ontario wine sales surge after U.S. products pulled

      Sales of VQA wine made from Ontario-grown grapes up over 60%

      The WHO’s ‘tobacco playbook’ targets alcohol

        The WHO’s ‘tobacco playbook’ targets alcohol

        The glob­al drinks indus­try faces an exis­ten­tial threat as the World Health…



        Wine Information Council participates at the 46th OIV Congress in Moldova
        Wine, moderation & pleasure

        Wine, moderation & pleasure

        How do you enjoy wine so that it’s a con­sis­tent­ly pos­i­tive part of your life?…

        Ontario approves new VQA grape varieties in support grape growers

          Ontario approves new VQA grape varieties in support grape growers

          The Ontario gov­ern­ment is sup­port­ing grape grow­ers and winer­ies by adding 24 new…

          The Latest Victim of Trump’s Tariff War? American Vintners
          Canada a growth opportunity for SA wine as other exports climb

            Canada a growth opportunity for SA wine as other exports climb

            South Australia’s total trade to Cana­da has near­ly dou­bled in the past year, now…

            A New Attempt To Link Alcohol To Cancer Is Nothing To Fear
            Why wine is at the centre of the lawsuit blocking Trump’s tariffs

            Why wine is at the centre of the lawsuit blocking Trump’s tariffs

            Wine importer VOS Selec­tions is one of the small busi­ness­es whose law­suit against the…

            Moderate wine consumption can contribute to prevent thrombosis
            Challenging the WHO “no safe level” dogma

            Challenging the WHO “no safe level” dogma

            A tale of weak asso­ci­a­tions and method­olog­i­cal issues.

            Screen time, not health fears, behind drop in alcohol sales, says Asahi CEO

            Screen time, not health fears, behind drop in alcohol sales, says Asahi CEO

            Gam­ing, stream­ing and social media are eat­ing into alcohol’s share of con­sumer…

            Guess What? There’s Actually Good News for the Wine Industry
            ‘Cult wines’ less vulnerable to climate change, study finds

            ‘Cult wines’ less vulnerable to climate change, study finds

            A study from Wash­ing­ton State University’s School of Eco­nom­ic Sci­ences found that…

            US wine industry braces for change, not collapse

            US wine industry braces for change, not collapse

            As baby boomers exit and younger con­sumers prove elu­sive, the US wine indus­try faces…

            White wine could reduce your risk of cardiac arrest, study claims

            White wine could reduce your risk of cardiac arrest, study claims

            Drink­ing white wine and Cham­pagne could reduce your risk of suf­fer­ing a sud­den…

            Global wine consumption at its lowest in over sixty years

              Global wine consumption at its lowest in over sixty years

              If esti­mates are cor­rect, glob­al con­sump­tion of wine hit its low­est point since…

              Global wine consumption falls to six-decade low as inflation bites

              Global wine consumption falls to six-decade low as inflation bites

              World wine con­sump­tion fell 3.3% last year to the low­est in more than six decades,…

              The Economic Pressures at Home: Why the Excise Taxes on Alcohol Should Evaporate

              The Economic Pressures at Home: Why the Excise Taxes on Alcohol Should Evaporate

              The removal of Amer­i­can made alco­hol prod­ucts from Cana­di­an store shelves across…

              Trump’s trade war brews chaos for global drink makers

              Trump’s trade war brews chaos for global drink makers

              Drinks com­pa­nies around the world are wrestling with the com­plex­i­ties and anom­alies…

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