Japan is an important market for wine, though not an easy one. James Lawrence gets advice on doing business there, from four people who know the market well.

Changes are afoot to social media algorithms that will impact the way social media is used. Jeni Port heard all about it at the Wine Media Conference, held in the Hunter Valley.

Retailers and consumers alike complain that wax seals on wine bottles are hard to open and spread shards of wax everywhere. So why, asks Aaron Ayscough, do winemakers persist in using them?

If a winery wants or needs to raise its prices, what are its options? Jeni Port considers four different models.

Do big brand wines bring people to the wine category? Or should people be encouraged to bypass them altogether? Felicity Carter asks those in the know.

Why are natural wines appearing in coffee bars worldwide? Simon J. Woolf goes looking for answers.

Felicity Carter pays a visit to HAWESKO, Germany’s number one online wine retailer, to hear more about its digital strategy.

Brazil, one of the world’s largest economies, is slowly emerging from an economic crisis, a glass of wine in hand. Marcelo Copello reports.

James Lawrence interviews four experts to get a panoramic view of working with the Australian wine market.

One winery has accelerated growth and profitability after exploring the natural wine scene. Simon Woolf talks to Jan Matthias Klein of Staffelter Hof in the Mosel.

Delegates at the two-day Wine Industry IMPACT conference, held in Australia this September, heard about practical steps they could take to become more profitable - and take back control from distributors and retail chains. Felicity Carter reports.

Professional women are beginning to outearn their male colleagues. Felicity Carter asks why the wine trade ignores their spending power.

Doing licensing deals with big media is proving lucrative for some wineries. Jeff Siegel reports.

There are signs that engaged Chinese consumers are looking beyond red wines from traditional regions. Jim Boyce reports.

What does it take to launch a wine brand in the US? Roger Morris follows the creation of Kin & Cascadia.