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  1. Changes in Wine Grape Variety Composition in #Champagne. Pinot Noir is still the #1 but Pinot Meunier and #Chardonnay are catching up. Between 2000 and 2016, the Pinot Noir area grew by 13.9%; compare with Pinot Meunier (23.5%) and Chardonnay (23.9%) #pinotmeunier #pinotnoir

  2. Amazing. Ukraine's wine imports are growing again and have almost reached pre-war levels. #ukraine #winetrade #wine

  3. Dramatic decline in China's Wine Imports. Since its 2018 peak, China's overall wine import value fell from $2.86b to $1.43b (-50%). Imports from Australia fell by 99%, imports from France by 38%. - During the same time, Hong-Kong's wine imports fell too - from $1.5b to $1b (-34%). #china #wine #winetrade

  4. Global Pinot Blanc Vineyard Area, 2016

  5. What to expect from the 2022 vintage in #France.
    In absolute values, a lot more #Champagne (almost twice as much as in 2021), Languedoc-Roussillon, and Burgundy-Beaujolais. In relative terms, percentage growth is high in #Jura (+244%). #languedoc #roussillon #languedocroussillon #wine #viticulture #burgundy #Beaujolais

  6. 92% of the global Gamay vineyard area is located in France (mainly Beaujolais and Loire), another 5% is in Switzerland. #gamay

  7. 92% of the global #Gamay vineyard area is located in France (mainly Beaujolais and Loire), another 5% is in Switzerland. #vineyards #wine #viticulture

  8. LVMH owner Bernard Arnault surpasses Elon Musk to become the world’s richest person. LVMH’s portfolio includes brands such as Moët & Chandon, Château D’Yquem, Veuve Clicquot, Krug, Hennessy, and Cloudy Bay and many others. thedrinksbusiness.com/2023/01/
    #LVMH #Krug #VeuveClicquot #Hennessy #Champagne #Yquem

  9. Only 2 years ago! To comply with rules, 's 2020 wine tax reform set equal excise tax rates on domestic & imported , as well as new taxes on & wine materials. Tax reductions for preferential categories, e.g., wine from protected geographical designations were abolished
    apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/a

  10. Only 2 years ago! To comply with #WTO rules, #Russia's 2020 wine #excise tax reform set equal excise tax rates on domestic & imported #wine, as well as new taxes on #grapes & wine materials. Tax reductions for preferential categories, e.g., wine from protected geographical designations were abolished #excisetax
    apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/a

  11. 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle of superlatives w/ the Eiffel Tower (world's tallest bldg). As a media spectacle, Champagne Mercier hauled in a 200,000 btl barrel from Epernay - drawn by 24 oxen & 12 horses. Mercier owned the rights to “Dom Perignon”– sold to Moet & Chandon in 1927 #Champagne #DomPerignon #Mercier #winehistory #wine

  12. Amazing levels and stratification. Good to know for the next #restaurant and #winebar visit. Hourly minimum cash wages for tipped employees range from $2.13 (Federal and many states) to $15.75 (Washington). -- Workers in some states are more dependent on tips than in others. #tipping #gratuity #restaurantindustry #minimumwage

  13. In 1962, Helen Gurley Brown's "Sex and the Single Girl: The Unmarried Woman’s Guide to Men" popularized the egg & wine diet (reprinted in Vogue 1977 as “Egg & Chablis Diet”). The book encouraged young women to become independent before marriage; it sold 2 million copies in 3 weeks
    #Diet #Chablis #Sex #whitewine

  14. The 2006 U.S.-EU wine trade agreement protects 17 EU wine designations (e.g., #Champagne, #Burgundy, #Chablis, #Chianti, #Port, #Sherry, Rhine Wine, #Sauternes w/o the "s"). BUT there is a "Grandfather" provision: producers who used them prior to Mar 10, 2006, may continue using them indefinitely federalregister.gov/documents/

  15. The volume of main Australian wine brands sold in the U.S. in 2021 exceeds the volume of total U.S. wine imports from Australia - leaving little to no room for upscale wine. #yellowtail #19crimes #19crimeswine #lindemans

  16. Crémants are French sparkling wines produced using the “méthode champenoise” – but are made outside of the Champagne region. There are 8 French #Crémant AOPs (plus one in Luxembourg) that widely vary in size, from Crémant d’Alsace (3,900 ha) to Crémant de Die (30 ha). #cremant

  17. The sommelier knife, waiter's friend, or wine key is a corkscrew in a folding body similar to a pocket knife. It was conceived by German inventor Carl F. A. Wienke in 1882 and patented in Germany, England, and America (1883). Here is the U.S. patent: patentimages.storage.googleapi
    #winehistory #wine #corkscrew

  18. The 1862 Chinnock #corkscrew was in a frame, had a crank, and lifted the cork (not unlike the modern-day screwpull). The inventor, Charles Chinnock of Brooklyn, provides a detailed description. #wine #winehistory patentimages.storage.googleapi

  19. On the U.S. State level, per capita wine consumption is a very good (non-causal & negatively correlated) predictor of firearm deaths (homicides, suicides, and accidents). Wine consumption is a good proxy variable for high income and education levels (all linked w/ low gun deaths) #firearms #wine #wineconsumption #crime #guns

  20. #Spain is the world's largest per capita net producer of wine; #Croatia and #Switzerland are the largest net consumers. -- The U.S. produces slightly less than it consumes. #wineproduction #wineconsumption #wine

  21. Amazing. There was a time before Carignan in the #Languedoc region of France. Here, grape varieties in the Hérault Department in 1948/49. Many interesting facts - but two stand out: (1) field blends account for almost 30%, (2) Aramon rules.
    #winevarieties #France #winehistory