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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 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…

December 12, 2018

Four reasons why UK consumers are drinking less wine

The UK monthly wine drinking population is shrinking, and those that remain are drinking less often. Our latest market report explains why 2018 has turned out to be another challenging year for the wine industry in the UK, with continued…

December 12, 2018

5 predictions for 2019

Welcome to our annual end-of-year venture into the world of “foresight” Futurology is big business these days, and – as I discovered recently – has a new and important-sounding name nowadays: “Foresight”. I much prefer this…

December 12, 2018

21st century bubbles

Americans are changing their attitudes to sparkling wine, led by younger drinkers As 2018 draws to an end, and the holiday season gets into full swing, most if not all of the estimated 45 million Americans who comprise the sparkling wine…

November 28, 2018

The US generation game

The changing nature of the US wine drinking population is starting to have profound effects on its attitude and behavior, showing a clearer divide between the higher-involvement and lower-involvement consumers, even within the same age cohort Since…

November 28, 2018

The natural look

Pierpaolo Penco, Wine Intelligence Country Manager for Italy, discusses the latest Merano WineFestival and the growing importance natural and organic wines in Italian culture As a wine lover, I first attended the Merano WineFestival in…