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What’s the damage for UK on-trade?
A smooth re-opening of UK pubs, bars and restaurants following lockdown will mean on-trade wine sales volumes will be down nearly a third in 2020, so long as there is no second wave of the virus
Come Saturday the 4th of July, there are likely…

Five learnings from lockdown - Downloadable PDF
With the publication of the final report in Wine Intelligence’s 12 market Covid-19 Impact Report series, COO Richard Halstead reflects on what the exercise has taught us about wine consumers around the world - now available in a downloadable…

Five learnings from lockdown
With the publication of the final report in Wine Intelligence’s 12 market Covid-19 Impact Report series, COO Richard Halstead reflects on what the exercise has taught us about wine consumers around the world
The vestiges of lockdown are still…

Crisis, what crisis?
Wine drinkers in Sweden, Netherlands and Germany have taken the virus pandemic in their stride, suggesting the disruption to the wine market will be minimised
When the Covid-19 virus swept the planet early in 2020, most countries locked their…

A tale of two virus experiences
Contrasting data from Canada and South Korea demonstrate how coronavirus can have significantly different impacts on attitudes and behaviour
As with many other wine markets, Canada’s regular wine drinking population were on a roll prior to…

Reasons to be cheerful about wine in China
China’s relationship with wine during the coronavirus lockdown appears to have changed – for the better. Now that the country is easing restrictions, might this be a breakout moment for the wine category?
China was the first market to experience…

Portugal vs France
With the publication this week of our latest two COVID-19 Impact Reports for Portugal and France, Wine Intelligence’s Luis Osorio and Jean-Philippe Perrouty reflect on the consumer insights, and broader economic context, revealed by the reports
Portugal…

Common experience, different response?
The first three Covid-19 Impact Reports from Wine Intelligence have focused on the English-speaking markets of Australia, the US, and the UK. Comparing the data shows some remarkable consistencies, but some equally interesting contrasts
In…

Lessons from China: The prospects for wine during the re-opening phase
Chinese wine consumers remain cautious, leading to predictions of a 30% decline in the value of the Chinese wine market in 2020
Back in mid-March, we spoke with two wine experts about the Chinese wine market and what the immediate impacts were…