Four months after the departure of Andreas Clarke, the role of CEO of Wine Australia has passed to Dr Martin Cole. The two men have very different backgrounds.
A leading American drinks group claims to have acquired 50 percent of Château Miraval from the actress, but Maxime Simon, area sales director for Famille Perrin, her co-owner, says this is not the case.
The French Ministry of Agriculture has published a new crop forecast suggesting that there will be a million hectolitres more wine than was predicted in previous reports.
The vineyards of northeast Italy have produced high quality Pinot Grigio this year, but less of it. And more is being bottled in the region, which will make it harder to find in bulk, and general price hikes of up to a third quite likely.
At a time when most producers have become used to worrying about how to avoid high alcohol levels in their wine, 2021 brings a return to the days when it was customary to chaptalize.
WithWine, the virtual cellar door platform used by over 90 wineries across Australia and New Zealand to manage their DTC – Direct-To-Consumer – sales has recruited former wine auctioneer and retail executive Andrew Caillard MW as Associate Director.
