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Champagne economy - Today, growers produce and sell around 18% of the region’s wine, compared to 25% in 1999-2000. The 130 cooperatives’ 9% share has barely changed, while the 370 ‘Maisons’ — merchants — who had around two thirds of the market, are now edging their way towards three quarters #champagne #wines #cooperatives #frenchwine #frenchwines #maisonsdechampagne #vignerons #cooperatives #winebusiness #wineindustry

An interesting perspective.

The power of distribution needs to shift for ALL farmers. There is no distribution without the farmer.. The only way that this can happen in the wine industry is through customer education and good messaging. If you give customers clear information they usually feel empowered to make more informed decisions. So if they know that this bottle comes from a small family owned winery because it clearly states it with a sticker, then your client has a choice to make. When I worked in a small boutique wine store in Brisbane a few years back we had a lot of people asking for vegan wine and the only way to identify this was to read the label on the back of the bottle. We ended up putting a small orange sticker on these in the shop so customers could easily identify their additional preference. Outcome, we sold more vegan wine. The heavy lifting and messaging always gets more traction if it is managed as a collective, so if Coles and Woolies/Endeavour take away the home brand label, then the opposite now needs to apply. I hope we can find solutions that empower the small family owned produces to be easily recognised. At the end of the day they are competing on the shelves with the owner of the store. Maybe we should look at getting back to the farmers markets and buying from the maker as much as we can. I decided to make a post rather than just a response of an earlier Linkedin comment as it is important and needs lots of discussion. Here is the earlier correspondence and link to the video from 4 Corners: https://lnkd.in/gm4xRjWU #wine #wineries #winefuture #wineindustry #winebusiness #vinCreative

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Wine Business - Evolution of world vineyard surface area The world's vineyard surface area continued its decline, shrinking by 0.5% from 2022 to 7.2 million hectares. This trend, observed for the third consecutive year, was driven by the removal of vineyards in major vine-growing regions (including all types of grapes) across both hemispheres. In 2023, the top 6 countries represent 56% of the world total, while the EU and the Southern Hemisphere account for 45% and 12%, respectively #vineyard #vineyards #winebusiness #wineindustry #winemarket #vinegrowing #vines

Did You Know: Virginia is becoming well known for wineries and breweries. A lot of the wineries and craft breweries throughout the Commonwealth are small businesses. When you visit a local winery, you are supporting your local agricultural and viticultural industries. #ShopSmall #shoplocal #supportlocalbusinesses #SmallBusinessWeek

This is a great summary by Mark - someone who understands BC wine licensing and the implications of a grape shortage on BC wineries very well. Also a very informative interview on the radio this morning. To add my thoughts, while government agriculture risk management programs like Production Insurance and AgriStability can provide welcome assistance, getting compensation for the value of the grapes is of limited utility if replacement grapes can't be sourced or are cost prohibitive. Wineries make their profits from making wine from their grapes, not from the grapes themselves. No grapes means big losses for wineries, even if the government provides compensation for grape value.

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Moldova, Eastern Europe, the Wine Country: 1. Largest wine cellar in the world - Mileștii Mici (over 200 Km of underground roads and storage space) 2. Second largest wine cellar in the world - Cricova (just shy of 200 Km) 3. Largest wine collection in the world (Mileștii Mici j. shy of 2,000,000 bottles) 4. Highest quantity of grapes produced per capita (42 KG per year) 5. Most sq. m. of vineyards per capita (400 sq. m.) Fun facts: - Prior to the 2000s, a significant portion of Moldova's wine exports was directed towards Russia and former Soviet countries. Following an embargo imposed by Russia, Moldova enhanced its wine quality standards and now exports to over 75 countries, with this number continuing to grow. - Local grape varieties: Rara Neagră, Feteasca Neagră, Feteasca Regală, Feteasca Albă, Alb de Onițcani, Codrinschi, Viorica, Legenda and Riton. I can personally back up Rara Neagra (red) and Viorica (white) as gems that will conquer the hearts of wine connoisseurs in the next 10 years. - If you are looking for a good Moldovan wine that might be available in your country on Amazon or Vivino, search for Purcari Wineries Group (Moldova) - Moldovan "Red wines of the year" prizes at: ▶ Mundus Vini - "Generatii 2018" by Domeniile Davidescu (Moldovan company extended to Romania) ▶ Concours Mondial de Bruxelles (CMB) - "Negre 2017" by FAUTOR WINERY - Moldova's Wine and Tech sectors are major contributors to its GDP, providing a strong foundation for its thriving Winetech industry that serves a global market. For further insights on Moldovan Wine, Wine Tokenisation, Real World Assets (RWAs), Supply Chain Tracking, and Wine Storage IoT, feel free to reach out. #Wine #Moldova Wine of Moldova #Cardano #winetech Veaceslav Сunev Dan Friedman Andrew Thornhill Daniel Ribar Cardano Foundation