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The Drinks Trade is observing a significant shift in consumer purchasing habits, with buyers moving away from traditionally dominant Champagne brands towards Grower Champagnes and premium local sparkling alternatives.

In mid-November 2025, severe flooding struck Friuli's Collio region in Italy, submerging the Butussi winery in Corno di Rosazzo under waters from two rivers after nearly 300 mm of rain fell in hours. Out of 65,000 bottles affected, about 40,000 were salvaged intact internally, though externally damaged by mud and water; the rest require cleaning and relabeling.

Napa Valley's agricultural leaders recently convened to discuss the critical role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data in ensuring the ecological balance and financial return of future harvests.

For the first time, Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos illustrated the wine label with her vibrant "Paraíso" (Paradise) artwork, featuring a detailed grape cluster symbolizing the natural and human elements that create great wine—earth, water, sun rays, night coolness, and human labor depicted as a triangle.