WINE BUSINESS
ProWine Shanghai: What comes of trade fair contacts
45 German wineries and trading companies are heading to ProWine Shanghai. The real test comes after the fair: turning conversations into reliable distribution partnerships.
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Market, trade, prices and wine policy.
PREVIEW
How much of a premium does a larger bottle fetch?
On 7 November, wines from four winegrowing regions will be auctioned in Bad Kreuznach – including several Rieslings in different bottle formats. The auction provides an opportunity to calculate the format premium more precisely than by looking at individual record hammer prices.
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WINE BUSINESS
Basel’s new wine award: what we know so far about the rules
255 entries, 204 medals: the new Basel award raises profiles. Yet there is little public documentation of exactly how the jury reaches its decisions.
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WINE BUSINESS
Champagne 2026: Who the alcohol exemption applies to
The 13 per cent limit is not being lifted for all Champagne. A special provision applies to certain blends and requires precise entries in cellar records.
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WINE BUSINESS
Crisis distillation: From application to industrial alcohol
An application is followed by a tightly scheduled process. The volumes requested show that the potential relief for the market remains limited.
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WINE BUSINESS
Bonhams auctions wine with visits and allocations
A bottle, an estate visit or a future allocation: the Bonhams auction in Paris brings different entitlements together in a single lot.
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WINE BUSINESS
Sweden and Finland: export opportunities with hurdles
Sweden and Finland are coming into focus as export markets. But gaining access through trade channels and tenders takes more than strong export figures.
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WINE BUSINESS
Sekt among Riesling lots: how an auction broadens its offering
Still Rieslings dominate the offering at the VDP auction in the Nahe. Two lots from Gut Hermannsberg strike a different note: 2019 Riesling Sekt from Kupfergrube, in Extra Brut style and magnum format.
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Why origin needs change
Not every innovation is progress. But standing still does not protect origin. On the decisions wine needs now.
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Wine needs more than attention
Between auctions and grubbing-up payments lies the crucial question: what makes a winegrowing business viable in the long term?
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WINE BUSINESS
When reducing vineyard area becomes a business strategy
The grubbing-up payment in Rheinland-Pfalz provides a financial incentive to give up productive vineyard land permanently. For businesses, this is more than a decision about individual vineyards: it changes costs, planting rights and how the land is used.
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WINE BUSINESS
What the Nahe wine auction reveals about the market
Thirty lots, different bottle formats and a limited slice of the market: how to make sense of the Nahe auction results.
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WINE BUSINESS
Exporting to China: What German wineries need to budget for
An importer does not yet make a market. What lies between a trade fair contact, the first shipment and a viable business in China.
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