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Top EU Court Gives Broad Protection To Term 'Champagne'

The top European Union court backed French champagne makers on Thursday who had argued that their protection under EU law should extend far beyond banning...

Italian Wine Sales Grow 7% In Value, 5.7% In Volume In 2020

Wine sales in the Italian off-trade channel (large scale retail) grew by 7% in value and 5.7% in 2020 compared to the previous year. Data from the Nomis...

Brewer Mahou San Miguel Sees Turnover, Net Profit Decline In 2020

Spanish brewer Mahou San Miguel has reported a 10.5% decline in turnover in full-year 2020, to €1.25 billion, while EBITDA fell by close to half (43.7...

Pop The Bubbly? Spain's Cava Takes Milder Pandemic Punch Than Expected

With bars and restaurants shut for months in parts of Spain and tourism drying up due to the coronavirus pandemic, the country's €1.2 billion ($1.46 b...

Italian Wine Sector Bracing For Drop In Turnover This Year

Some 63.5% of companies operating in the Italian wine sector expect sales to fall this year, compared to 2019, with more than two-fifths (41.2%) expecting...

Market Value Of Spirits Category Declines In Spain: Study

The market value of the spirits category in Spain saw a decline of 2.5% in 2019, according to a report in distribucionactualidad.com. The report, b...

Portugal The Only EU Country To See Increase in Wine Production This Year

Portugal is the only EU country in which wine production has risen this year, according to estimates by the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OI...

Global Wine Output Falls This Year After Bumper 2018

Global wine production fell about 10% this year, with major producers France, Italy and Spain hit the most by unfavourable weather conditions, according to...