Wine production and consumption: A bigger year than feared
Despite difficult growing conditions, global wine production in 2021 was not as bad as previously feared, with annual production…
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2021 Global wine production: The lowest in 30 years
Katharine Swindells reports on the latest global wine production figures from the OIV, which confirm a difficult year for…
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The climate crisis: Floods, lakes, and subsidies
In the third installment of her ongoing series on wine and the climate crisis, Katharine Swindells examines the response…
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Flattening tradition: Climate change and wine packaging
In the second part of her climate crisis series, Katharine Swindells explores the practice of reducing carbon emissions in…
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Wine in the year of Covid: Consumption down, production up, says OIV
Global wine consumption decreased slightly in 2020—with Covid-19 triggering a downturn similar to that seen in the 2008 Global Financial…
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Early Pickings? Climate change and harvest dates
In the first of an important series of data-led reports, WFW tracks the effects of the climate crisis on global…
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