TWE targets more female bosses
Australia’s largest wine producer Treasury Wine Estates has committed to achieving 50% woman in leadership roles by 2025 and to reducing carbon emissions by 3.1% globally.
Australian wine exports dip, TWE shares drop
Shares in Treasury Wine Estates, Australia’s biggest wine firm, have fallen to their lowest since January 2016 on China’s wine dumping probe. Australian wine exports fell just 1% to $2.84bn in 2019–20.
TWE targets more female bosses
Moët to flow back onto Australian shelves
A battle between Australia’s largest liquor retailer and France’s LVMH, which led to supply shortages of the world’s famous Champagnes Moët & Chandon and Veuve Clicquot at its stores, has been settled.
Online wine buying ramps up
One in two Chinese wine drinkers and almost one in three Australians buy their wine online, followed by 25% in the US, according to new research, with the level of internet shopping boosted by COVID-19.
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Climate change sees earlier harvests
This year’s Champagne grape quality was ‘excellent’, in part thanks to the severe drought in France. But global warming is challenging winemakers to maintain finesse and keep down alcohol levels.
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Wine prices fall in France, rebound in Spain
Wholesale red and white wine prices have dropped in France since March given the impact of COVID-19, while values have rebounded in Spain in recent months, according to data from the European Commission.
More people drinking alone in COVID
Many people have turned to alcohol while more people are drinking alone during the Covid-19 pandemic after being forced to stay at home, according to the latest Global Drug Survey, the world’s largest annual drug survey.
Oz alcohol sales soar – but few admit to drinking more
Australia might be in recession, but official alcohol sales are soaring and – but very few Australians admit to drinking more.
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Gasly finally gets to enjoy the Champagne
As Pierre Gasly recently celebrated his F1 victory in Monza – the first Frenchman to do so since 1996 – the Champagne cork was popping hard on the podium. But with which Champagne brand was Gasly celebrating?
Women most likely to drink more in COVID
Some Australians are drinking more alcohol during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially females in child caring roles and males who’ve lost jobs.
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