In an ever more digital world, there are a few things that remain reassuringly analog. Wine, for example

On-trade consumers in the US traded down from bottles to glasses in 2012

Constellation Brands believes the DOJ's action demonstrates its incomplete understanding of the proposed transaction for at least three primary reasons

More than 13,000 wine and grape professionals from around the globe gathered at the 19th annual Unified Wine & Grape Symposium (Unified) to learn about new trends, sample the latest products and, in the process, set another attendance record for the largest show of its kind in the Americas.

The U.S. government sued to block the world's biggest beer maker from spending $20 billion to get even bigger, the latest deal to fall prey to global antitrust regulators.

Bernard Arnault struck an upbeat note on Thursday, expressing "confidence" in the year ahead for LVMH, the luxury goods group he heads, but warned of the risk of currency wars that could strengthen the euro and penalise French exporters.

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most wine for much of history was vile, nasty stuff. If an ancient critic had etched a tasting note to describe the wine that most people drank, it might have read, "Wretched, horrible, vinegary, foul." Yet people drank it anyway

The government said Thursday its Crown liquor corporation will also drop injunctions launched three weeks ago in provincial Supreme Court against Wine Kitz Halifax and Water 'n' Wine in New Glasgow.

Both Steve Thomson of King Estate Winery and Juan Pablo "JP" Valot of Silvan Ridge Winery were appointed to three-year terms. Leigh Bartholomew of Archery Summit and Dominio IV winery and Michael Donovan of RoxyAnn Winery were re-appointed to new terms

Plus, the duck-label war returns to Long Island and rears its beak in New Jersey, a wine auction aids Sandy victims, and vintner Lucio Mastroberardino succumbs to cancer

Bill Foley, owner of Chalk Hill and Sebastiani wineries, launched a membership program Thursday designed to cross-promote his many wineries, resorts and restaurants that dot the map from Montana to New Zealand

Constellation said it was "disappointed" with the DOJ move

most of California's "new vineyard plantings are in the state's interior," and intended to grow grapes for wine that is sold for less than $10 per bottle

"Growers are going to find it very difficult unless they see an increase in red grape prices but not everyone has red varieties on their property."

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The praise keeps coming for E.&J. Gallo Winery of Modesto, which shared the latest Winery of the Year award from a leading expert on the California industry

WineAmerica, the national organization of American wineries, has selected Mark Chandler as its executive director, effective in February

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This year's official total of 13,400 Unified attendees surpassed last year's record audience by 1,000. In addition to a massive trade show featuring close to 650 exhibitors from every corner of the world, the three-day event provides a full program of sessions exploring wine and grape production issues, maximizing marketing opportunities and the industry's latest production, supply and sales figures

looser immigration laws may not be able to keep our food cheap forever.

Beer is in the air.

Washington State Wine Commission has stressed it is "committed for the long-term" as the body seeks to bolster its UK presence following the collapse of two major importers.