According to Comité Champagne, growth in 2016 was driven by the diverse range of cuvees markets, where as exports of €2.8bn have improved the results further for 2017. The French market has remained stable with a turnover of €2.1bn and since 2005, the Champagne region’s turnover has grown by €1bn. According to the figures, the US remains the number one export market by value with…

The program introduces the next generation of employees to Pernod Ricard winemakers around the globe, creating a networking opportunity and a platform to promote its brands. Twenty five graduate Wine Ambassadors have been given placements across 14 countries in the last three years, where they explored some of the most famous wine regions in the world. This program not only prepares graduates for many…

Pedro Bonet, who leads the tranche of family wishing to sell and is current president of the DO Cava confirmed to Drinks International that it had been in negotiation with Henkel, a deadline of April had been set for the deal to be condluded. Catalan publication, Economía Digital reported on Saturday that the Freixenet board were due to hold a meeting to potentially sell the…