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Rudy Ruitenberg

France’s wine harvest will jump as much as 17% in 2025 from a year earlier...

Burgundy vineyard prices set new records in 2024

The price per hectare rose for the 28th year in a row...

By Rudy Ruitenberg Published 27 May 25
Global wine consumption falls to six-decade low as inflation bites

The latest update from the OIV...

By Rudy Ruitenberg Published 16 April 25
German winemakers plant French grapes as climate warms

Growers have been replacing local vines with Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Merlot...

By Rudy Ruitenberg Published 26 March 25
Bordeaux wines with novel grapes retain ‘classical’ taste – study

Research comes as winemakers explore ways to adapt to climate change...

By Rudy Ruitenberg Published 18 February 25
French wine export value falls as buyers seek more affordable wine

The value of French wine exports fell 3% to €10.9bn last year...

By Rudy Ruitenberg Last updated 13 February 25
French harvest 2024: Volumes to fall as Burgundy, Loire Valley ravaged by mildew

France is expected to produce one of its smallest vintages of the past century...

By Rudy Ruitenberg Published 10 September 24

French harvest 2024: Mildew and poor fruit set to lower volumes

Potentially one of the smallest harvests of the past hundred years...

By Rudy Ruitenberg Published 12 August 24
Côte-d’Or vineyard prices soared in 2023

High values in Burgundy lifted average vineyard prices in France last year...

By Rudy Ruitenberg Last updated 23 May 24
World wine consumption falls to 27-year low as inflation hits wallets

The world wine industry had another tough year in 2023...

By Rudy Ruitenberg Last updated 14 May 24
World wine production 2023: Lowest since 1961

World wine production is set to fall 7% this year...

By Rudy Ruitenberg Last updated 29 April 24
French wine exports slump in 2023 as Champagne, Bordeaux struggle

Exports of sparkling and still wines slipped to 122.6 million cases in 2023...

By Rudy Ruitenberg Published 15 February 24
White and rosé now account for more than half of global consumption, OIV says

White wine consumption has been growing ‘at a relatively fast pace’ since 2010...

By Rudy Ruitenberg Published 7 December 23

France kicks off plan to grub up nearly 9% of Bordeaux vineyard

Some growers in Bordeaux have stopped tending to vineyards that are not economically viable...

By Rudy Ruitenberg Published 22 November 23
Spanish wine harvest 2023: Record insurance payout for growers expected

Wine-growers’ insured damages are estimated at €100.5m in 2023...

By Rudy Ruitenberg Published 11 October 23
Italian & Spanish wine harvests 2023: Crops to plunge to six-year lows

Extreme weather has decimated grape harvests, according to official forecasts and industry groups...

By Rudy Ruitenberg Published 15 September 23
French wine harvest 2023: Bordeaux crop to shrink as Burgundy, Loire rise

New forecast for expected crop size in key regions...

By Rudy Ruitenberg Published 11 September 23
France forecasts stable 2023 wine harvest

With above-average production in Burgundy and Champagne...

By Rudy Ruitenberg Published 8 August 23