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After the pandemic, will we do dinner out again?

The livelihoods of millions rest on how US consumers regard the idea of going out to eat or drink once the immediate dangers and restrictions of the global coronavirus pandemic have passed through Articulated by American psychologist Abraham…
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The new habits of the post-virus world

Once the coronavirus outbreak is contained, how will markets and consumers behave? The word ‘unprecedented’ is often misused – not so at the moment. This morning around half of the world’s population have awoken to a lifestyle they…
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Global Trends in Wine 2020 report updated and released as open-source

We first published our annual update of our Global Trends in Wine report in January 2020, just 2 months ago. Since then, of course, a major trend that we didn’t anticipate – the global coronavirus pandemic – has overtaken all others to…
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What does leadership mean in the wine industry?

Recently CEO Lulie Halstead was the keynote speaker at the Washington Winegrowers Leadership and Legacy lunch and reflected on which wine leaders had most impacted her wine career and what characteristics are common to them. John Casella Around…
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Global wine experts describe impact of turbulence ahead

Wine Intelligence’s global expert network on the impact of Coronavirus: ‘Christmas trading’ in Italian supermarkets amid a gloomy outlook, calm in Brazil and South Africa, fewer Chinese tourists in Australia, silver linings in South Korea,…
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Ultra-differentiation in wine

Director for Spain and South America, Juan Park, discusses the development of underwater wine in Bilbao, and the importance and struggles of being ultra-different Marketing, at its best, is associated with bringing innovative products to market…
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And suddenly, Portugal was trendy

Luis Osorio, Country Manager for Portugal and Lisbon native, reflects on the revival in fortunes of his home country and how this is affecting wine drinkers in the latest Portugal Wine Landscapes 2020 report When I moved to the UK, six years…
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Global Trends in Wine 2020 Video Series

Watch our first ever video series, based on the four key consumer trends from our Global Trends in Wine 2020 report
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Ethical consumerism is on the rise, and in wine the organic movement is currently making the running. Will other ethical and sustainable trends catch on?