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March 25, 2025
Taste Washington Sees Record Attendance: Over 7,500 guests attended the Grand Tasting, which took place March 15th and March 16th at Lumen Field Event Center in Seattle. More than 1,000 people attended...
March 24, 2025
Global Wine Recovery on the Horizon: The wine industry could be back on an upward trajectory in as little as 12 months, according to one study...
March 21, 2025
How Constellation Brands' Wine Exit Reflects a Changing Industry: The uproar surrounding the news report that Constellation Brands, once the second largest wine company in the United States, was trying...
March 20, 2025
Trump's 200% Tariff Would Be 'a Real Disaster' for Europe's Wine Industry: That's because last week U.S. President Donald Trump threatened a tariff of that amount on European wine, Champagne and other...
March 19, 2025
Important Message for USWTA Members: Halt All EU Wine Shipments: The US Wine Trade Alliance strongly advises American companies to halt all shipments of wine, spirits & beer from the EU. The current risk...
March 18, 2025
Tariffs Could Hit California Growers Hard: The proposed 200% tariff might have a paradoxical effect: it could encourage big US wineries to import more foreign bulk wine to replace wine made from California...
March 17, 2025
CAWG Calls for Fair Trade Policies to Address the Real Challenges Facing California Growers: “A tariff alone won’t create a fair market, real change requires action from policymakers, industry leaders,...
March 14, 2025
Tariffs on European Wine Will Harm American Producers—Here's Why: As he threatened 200 percent tariffs on all EU wine, President Donald Trump asserted that the move would bolster American wineries. The...
March 13, 2025
Trump’s 200% Tariff on EU Wine Would “Close” US Market, Trade Body Warns: European wine sector association CEEV warns the tariff – threatened by the US President – would be “a devastating hit for our...
March 12, 2025
Champagne's Loss Is California's Gain: Wine consumption overall is on the decline, reaching its lowest point since 1996. And while California sparkling wine is far from immune to the gloom, the sunshine...