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February 19, 2019

Global Trends in Wine: The who, what and how

Wine Intelligence explores 12 global trends, categorised into six themes, which we have identified over the past year relating to wine consumer’s consumption and behaviour Identifying trends in consumer behaviour has been something of…

February 19, 2019

Portugal’s penchant for a premium “bargain”

A mature market is experiencing some lively changes in the way upscale wine is sold, according to our latest Portugal Landscapes 2019 report. Despite being one of the most established markets for wine with one of the highest per capita…

February 19, 2019

Scandi face-off

Denmark and Norway share a lot of cultural similarities, some of which translate into wine consumer behaviour Denmark and Norway are two countries known to share many cultural similarities: emphasis on health, progressive government policies,…

February 11, 2019

A tribute to our friend, Gerard Basset MW MS OBE 1957-2019

CEO Lulie Halstead reflects on the life and career of one of the world's greatest wine professionals There is surely not a single person who has a professional involvement in wine who has not been positively influenced in some way by the…

January 29, 2019

Mixed blessings from US Millennials

The much-heralded arrival of the next generation in the US wine market is starting to have profound effects Millennials tend to get a fairly rough treatment in the media. In part it is because, like many rising generations before them,…

January 29, 2019

UK on-trade 2019 to-do list

Some prescriptions for success amid the toughest of trading years The sentiment is predominantly negative in the UK on-trade at the moment. Clearly, much of the near-term focus is on Brexit, and at time of writing we remain at the mercy…

January 29, 2019

Vermouth renaissance

Pierpaolo Penco, Country Manager for Italy, reflects on the revival of the vermouth category The revival of the gin category is a remarkable story, which few could have predicted a decade ago. Part of its new lease of life comes from…

January 23, 2019

Announcing Vinitrac® March

This March, Wine Intelligence will launch the next wave of Vinitrac®, the world’s largest ongoing online study of wine drinkers. Talk to one of our team today to see how Vinitrac® can best help you answer important company…

January 16, 2019

Gerard Basset MW MS OBE 1957-2019

Wine Intelligence mourns the loss of our Associate Director On-trade, Gerard Basset MW MS OBE. We would like to share this article by Felicity Carter of Meininger's Wine Business International celebrating the life and successful career of…

January 8, 2019

2018: things to remember

Our most popular stories of the past year reflect concerns about how wine fits into 21st century lives, the role of brands and disruption in routes to market Wine Intelligence turned 15 in 2018, and published 40 reports and 69 articles…

January 8, 2019

Making sustainability sustainable

Consumers in the wine category appear motivated by stories of wine producers doing the right thing by the environment Increasingly, the airwaves – both verbal and electronic – are awash with a growing lexicon describing health-related…

January 8, 2019

2019: what you need to know

Wine Intelligence’s world-leading syndicated research is here to help you navigate the challenges of the new year With the rise of craft cocktails and beer, a drive towards healthy lifestyles and the rise of Millennial consumers, wine…