Canned Wine Captures Attention
The same factors that attract consumers to by-the-glass in the on-premise — value, experimentation, smaller portions — appear to have trickled into the off-premise. In a soon-to-be released study on reducing barriers to wine purchases, the Wine Market Council (WMC) found that consumers are seeking out products that resolve multiple pain points. Smaller formats, including […]
Tighter Sets in a Slowing Market
Retail wine sales are down, with the standard metric — NIQ scan data — pointing to a 6% decline in the 52 weeks ended Sept. 6. The consistent declines in recent periods point to a stabilizing base line, lower than many expected, but stable enough for producers to take note and try to anticipate future […]
Higher Costs Yield Less Wine
The goal for winemakers remains the same: make better wine and do it more efficiently. U.S. winemakers, however, are under even more pressure to get the job done more efficiently as thin margins have been compressed further from tariffs and other increased input costs. Slumping wine demand coupled with rising input costs means most wineries […]
Industry Metrics: Market Value up 4%
Domestic Wine Sales Value 12 months ended September 2025 +4% U.S. wine sales including bulk imports, bw166 Other Industry Metrics for September 2025 (versus September 2024) data: -6% off-premise sales value, NIQ channels -1% on-premise sales (52 weeks ended Aug. 9), CGA by NIQ -12% DtC shipment value, WineBusiness Analytics/Sovos ShipCompliant -19% Winery Job Index, […]
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