Business
Company strategy, M&A, finance, regulation, and the economics of the wine business.
Sula Vineyards Lifts Quarterly Profit 34 Percent as Premium Mix and Tourism Grow
India's largest wine producer grew net revenue in the September quarter, with premium brands at a record 82 percent of own brand sales, tourism revenue up 24 percent and net debt cut to 306 crore rupees.
November 12, 2026
- Finance
Chapel Down Places 12.8 Million New Shares to Fund Tenterden Pressing Facility
The AIM listed English winemaker placed 12,790,697 shares at 43 pence each and added a retail offer, funding a £4.5 million soft pressing faNovember 5, 2026 - M&A
Prodalim Pays $37 Million for Control of South African Winery Byproducts Group Brenn-O-Kem
Prodalim will pay $37 million for 93.25 percent of Brenn-O-Kem, whose Cape plants turn grape pomace and wine lees into tartaric acid, extracNovember 5, 2026 - M&A
Vineyard 29 Is Selling in Pieces, and That Is the Napa Market Now
Listed whole at $65 million, Vineyard 29 has sold in parcels to its neighbors. American AgCredit puts prime Napa vineyard land at $300,000 tOctober 17, 2026 - Airline Channel
Delta One Puts Napa at the Center of Its Relaunched Wine Program
Thirteen wines from eleven producers, narrowed from roughly 1,600 candidates, with Napa Valley icons anchoring the pour list. What the airliOctober 1, 2026 - DTC Report 2026
Direct-to-Consumer Wine Shipping Posts Worst Year Since 2010, New Report Finds
The 2026 Direct-to-Consumer Wine Shipping Report finds 2025 was the worst year since tracking began in 2010, with volume down 15 percent andOctober 1, 2026 - Tasting Room Economics
Napa's $79 Question: Tasting Rooms Discount as Visitors Thin
The average Napa tasting fee held near $79 in 2025 even as nearly a third of wineries trimmed prices, a sign of how tightly the region'October 1, 2026 - Fine Wine Markets
Fine Wine Market Returns to Growth in First Half of 2026, Led by Italy
Liv-ex's benchmark indices turned positive in the first half of 2026, with Italy's blue-chip wines leading and American buyers re-October 1, 2026 - Industry Outlook
Silicon Valley Bank Sees Wine's Rock Bottom in 2027-2028, Urges Wineries Not to Wait
SVB's 25th annual report estimates 2025 sales at 329 million cases and $74.3 billion, sees the market bottoming in 2027 to 2028, and adOctober 1, 2026 - Earnings
Treasury Wine Estates Posts A$1.08 Billion Loss as US Division Is Written Down
A non-cash impairment of the US division drove a A$1.08 billion statutory loss, while underlying earnings beat guidance and the board paid nOctober 1, 2026 - Appellations
2026 AVA Roundup: Columbia Hills Approved as Tennessee and Massachusetts Gain New Appellations
The TTB finalized Columbia Hills in Washington in August and brought Nine Lakes of East Tennessee and Nashoba Valley into force in April, wiOctober 1, 2026 - Labeling Rules
TTB's Alcohol Facts and Allergen Labeling Rules Still Await a Final Decision
More than a year after comments closed on TTB Notices 237 and 238, no final rule on Alcohol Facts panels or allergen disclosures has appeareOctober 1, 2026 - Acquisitions
Treasury Sells Seppelt to Stonier's Aaron Drummond as Portfolio Pruning Continues
Treasury Wine Estates will sell the 1851-founded Seppelt brand, Great Western winery and Drumborg vineyard to Stonier's Aaron DrummondOctober 1, 2026 - Business
U.S. Wine Tariff Map, Late September: Canada Shut Out, EU at 10%, U.S. Wine at 39% in China
Packaged Canadian alcohol is barred from the U.S. as of September 29 while European wine enters at 10 percent and American wine faces a 39 pSeptember 30, 2026 - Finance
Constellation Brands Lines Up $300 Million Delayed-Draw Term Loan
The beverage giant's September 18 credit agreement adds two-year borrowing capacity for general corporate purposes, including debt repaSeptember 30, 2026 - Law
Ohio Asks the Supreme Court to Save Its Retailer Shipping Ban
After the Sixth Circuit struck down Ohio's ban on out-of-state retailer shipments in Block v. Canepa, the state filed for certiorari inSeptember 30, 2026