International – News & Wine brings together news, insights, and analysis from the international wine world. This section follows current events in major producing countries, foreign markets, appellations, producers, and global wine business trends. It also covers agricultural policies, exports, international trade fairs, and the economic dynamics influencing the wine sector outside of Italy.
Mosel Riesling loses 11% in exports in the first four months of 2026. The data from Nomisma Wine Monitor, published by Winemag, signals a sharper decline compared to the -5.5% recorded overall by German PDO wines. A result that also runs counter to the greater resilience shown, at European level, by still white wines compared
Mosel Riesling in crisis: heroic vineyards and wineries at risk Read More »
Gironde Fires, Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux: “2026 Harvest Saved” by François-Xavier Maroteaux and Grégory Citerneschi
Gironde Fires, Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux: “2026 Harvest Saved” Read More »
Coteaux du Giennois, the value-for-money alternative to Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé. The small appellation of the Central Loire makes its way into the markets. Our focus on the Centre-Loire AOC
Coteaux du Giennois, the value-for-money alternative to Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé Read More »
Can Etna become an international-level sparkling wine region? The experience of Nicosia and the Associazione spumanti dell’Etna
Can Etna become an international-level sparkling wine region? Read More »
Mura / Murai the new PDO for Hungarian wine on the border with Croatia. A more restrictive designation than Zala with whites, Siller, reds
Mura / Murai is the new PDO for Hungarian wine Read More »
Winery rejects Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2026 medals in Armenia. Big Wines in conflict with CMB, the competition organized by Vinopres
Winery rejects Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2026 medals Read More »
The case of the Russian wines awarded at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2026 in Armenia is spreading like wildfire. The revelations made by Winemag and picked up by the Ukrainian press (Drinks+) have caused an uproar in Kyiv. Member of Parliament Igor Fris has announced formal parliamentary inquiries to Ukraine’s Ministries of Foreign Affairs,
Concours Mondial Bruxelles, Russian wines from occupied territories become a case Read More »
IWSC returns as an official supporter of the Institute of Masters of Wine. The two organizations are renewing a collaboration launched in 2018, focused particularly on scholarships for students working toward becoming Masters of Wine. To date, the international competition has supported 39 candidates. The collaboration began with the awarding of the first scholarships, later
Institute of Masters of Wine: IWSC returns as official supporter Read More »
Australia’s 2026 Vintage at Lowest Since 2000: Red Grape Collapse, Prices Fail to Recover. Adverse Weather and Production Cuts
Tariffs on European wine would harm U.S. businesses, workers, and wineries. That’s the message brought to Washington by the U.S. Wine Trade Alliance, which appeared before the Office of the United States Trade Representative as part of the Section 301 investigation into policies against forced labor. Not a novelty, but a confirmation of the industry’s
European wine tariffs, USWTA in Washington: “They harm Americans” Read More »
