More on emerging markets
Tomorrow we’ll talk on emerging markets for the wine industry. I happen to find a rather interesting article by one of my colleagues, Uché Okwonko, author of Luxury Fashion Branding on luxury and...
View ArticleThe Fast Consumer
In his fascinating book, Futurewise, Patrick Dixon explores the world around six letters – the letters of the word “F.U.T.U.R.E” : F as Fast, U as Urban, T as Tribal, U as Universal, R as Radical and E...
View ArticleGary Vaynerchuk’s 101 wines
That’s it! I got it and I read it! I just couldn’t believe my luck when the post office delivered Gary‘s book on Friday. (My skepticism is just the result of a lost book package, actually MY own book,...
View ArticleIndian wines soon released in UK
I’m absolutely fascinated by the Indian wine industry. I already wrote a few posts on the subject on this blog: India, as a wine producing country and market; the Indian wine consumer; and many others...
View ArticleNew consumers: India
I seem to be in a consuming mood! I’m catching up on some reading and I happened to fall on two enlightening reports on Indian consumers: Rabobank’s The Indian Wine Industry Uncorked , and...
View ArticleThe rise of China as wine producer
China – like India – is most likely to be see as a huge potential consumers’ market. But it is also becoming a main producer. Dynasty, Changyu and Great Wall, the three major wine companies, control...
View ArticleWine, a new trend among Millennials?
“A whole new generation is flocking to an ancient beverage [...]“, writes Courant journalist Cecily McAndrews on US Millennials. I already wrote a lot on Millennials’ taste for wine whether in the US...
View ArticleIndia, a wine producer and consumer country
When the Western world is in financial trouble, eyes turn to other markets: India, China, Russia carry the hope of our sick economies for recovery. The wine business is no exception. Wine consumption...
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Vinexpo – Day 2 : Malbec Summit and Tutti Quanti
Vinexpo is this year again bubbling with activity and people: 2,400 exhibitors representing 48 countries, some new to Vinexpo (Poland, Sweden, Belarus and Egypt). In the halls you meet a lot of Eastern...
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1999-2009, a Decade of Innovation
In 1999, the Web was still considered an innovation in Europe. In France, 11,6% were connected; 100,000 adventurous people are managing their bank accounts on line; e-commerce brings 200,000 euros! It...
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