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French Wine And Spirit Exports Fell Last Year

French exports of wine and spirits fell last year from a post-COVID peak as inflation clipped consumer demand and distributors in the lucrative US market c...

France Regains Top Wine Producer Spot

France's farm ministry on Friday raised its estimate for this year's wine production, confirming that it will regain the top spot among world producers alt...

Italy's Wine Production Hit By Fungus And Downpours

As Italy's autumn grape harvest begins, winemakers are braced for a sharp drop in output after a rampant fungus ruined vines, thriving on drought followed...

Italy Loses Wine-Making Leadership To France

Wine output in Italy looks set to fall 12% this year to below 44 million hectolitres after extreme weather and fungal diseases severely hit vineyards, Ital...

French Wine Sees Output Fall And Contrasts Between Vineyards

Wine production in France is expected to fall 2% this year, with major disparities between regions after some vineyards were severely hit by fungal disease...

Mixed Year For French Wine But Champagne Remains Buoyant

French wine production in 2023 is expected to be near the average of the last five years, with a favourable outlook in Champagne and Burgundy contrasting t...

French Connection: Wines From France In Focus

Hospitality Ireland's wine exert Kevin Ecock examines what can feel like the alpha and omega of the global wine industry: French wine. *****************...

These 10 Cabernets Are Giving Napa a Run for Its Money

Cabernet sauvignon, the alpha grape, dominates in the glass, with powerful red fruit and herbal aromas, and it monopolizes wine lists as well. Especially a...