Vinophila Wine Expo

Climate change is pushing viticulture up north and uphill. Albino Armani Albino Armani, who was born and raised in the mountains, has organized a conference to discuss the situation of viticulture on Monte Baldo. Albino Armani Viticoltori dal 1607 #montebaldo #brentonico #vine #wine #viticulture https://lnkd.in/dKZN_pUJ

Il riscaldamento globale sposta la viticultura verso quote più elevate. Albino Armani che in montagna ci è nato e ci vive ha organizzato un convegno che discutere sul futuro della vite sulle pendivi trentine del Monte Baldo. Albino Armani Viticoltori dal 1607 #montebaldo #brentonico #viticoltura https://lnkd.in/dNi9APev

Muy certera visión holística del mundo del vino de Rafael del Rey Ahora #bodegas a levantar las orejas.

Consorzio Tutela Vini Montecucco DOC e DOCG, una piccola denominazione in crescita. #ilgolosario #rossodeirossi https://lnkd.in/d3TzCFEs

Consorzio Tutela Vini Montecucco DOC e DOCG, a small but rising appellation. #ilgolosario #rossodeirossi https://lnkd.in/dG7bcFAp

Puntuali il lunedì le nostre segnalazioni degli eventi eno-gastronomici per i prossimi 7 giorni. #eventienogastronomici https://lnkd.in/edGVBz-k

Wine drinking is on the decline. Is that really a bad thing? The stats are clear: Less people are drinking wine. People are drinking less wine. Wine consumption is shrinking. Cue: General industry despair. But I find myself asking: Is this really such a bad thing? Huh? As long as any industry is chugging along just fine, there is no pressure for reform, no need to change entrenched habits. But the jig is up. Wine can no longer rest on its laurels. And that isn’t scary, or depressing. That’s *exciting*. It means we get a reset. It means the big dogs with deep pockets will start listening. It means some pain, and, yes, there are livelihoods on the line. But it also means there’s so much space to innovate. So how? How are we going to turn this big old industry around? Here’s what I think we need to do: 💛 Make wine about joy.  Forget the heaviness, the seriousness, the sneer, and the shame. Wine has been plagued by unnecessary gumph for generations. Respect wine experts (like our lovely Master of Wine) and prioritise quality. But if people want to learn about wine, let them do it because it delights them. Let wine education be a playground. And remember, always, that people don’t need to understand wine to enjoy it. (One of my favourite things it to give our Laylo Bacchus to people who aren’t wine drinkers, and watch them go: “hang on… woah.” It took an expert to source it ( 🙏 Clem Yates MW), and an expert to make it ( 🙌 New Hall Wine Estate), but it doesn’t take an expert to recognise and enjoy it as a blimmin’ great wine.) 🍷 Meet wine drinkers where they are.  Where they are psychologically, wanting just one glass on a Wednesday evening. And where they are physically, at a busy concert, wanting to cheers a rosé without the risk of being drenched in it. Make wine work - in grab and go, in single serve. Make it shareable, make it versatile, make it relevant. 🌍 Make wine good.  Make good wine, the right way. Be kind to the planet. A no brainer from an ethical standpoint, and even from a business standpoint, as sustainability becomes an obligation. But it’s also so important in winning over consumers. People care so much more. They want to join something good. Let the wine industry be that. I used to work in books - the traditional, literary kind. And I watched that industry cling to its worthiness and its pretensions - to fight ebooks, to ignore interstitial reading, to turn its nose up at genre. And it suffered, and has kept suffering. We don’t have to be that in wine. We can turn this around – tomorrow. Pivot, and pivot fast. Let’s welcome no-and-low, and functional drinking, and RTDs in all forms. Let’s learn from them what they’re getting so right. Let’s value what the wine industry is blessed with - a fabulous history, an incredible infrastructure, a rich culture - and shed what no longer serves us. I couldn’t be more excited to be in wine at this moment in time. It’s the moment everything changes.

Avg Salaries in the U.S. Wine Industry, 2024. More details at https://lnkd.in/gwV__wZB

Per Capita Wine, Beer and Spirits Consumption in Australia, 1900-2023. Beer has been on the decline for almost 50 years.