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Percentage of cheese sold in the US that is vegan cheese, according to The Economist. While other vegan foods like Beyond Meat and dairy-free ice cream sell fairly well The following content is accessible for members only, please sign...

4.7

Amount (in millions of US$) being invested in solar-shaded vines in Cognac, France, as reported in Vitisphere. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

240

Approximate amount (in billions of US$) that Gen X (46 to 61-year-olds) spent globally in 2025 according to NIQ Solutions. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

GRAN SELEZIONE

The Italian term for the highest quality in Chianti Classico. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Why So Much Italian Wine?

In the United States, most of the wine that’s imported is Italian. In 2025 some 93.2 million gallons of Italian wine were imported into this country. In fact, Italian wine has led US imports for decades, hitting a peak in 2021 with 43% of all US table wine imports. Is...

25

Percentage higher in price tomatoes are today than a year ago, according to The Economist. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

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Amount (in billions of US$) that foreign-born workers contribute annually to Napa County—roughly 11 percent of the entire local economy. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

16.5

Number (in millions) of bottles of wine produced in the UK in 2025, according to The WineGB annual Green Book. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

0.5

Percentage of grape pomace added to chicken feed that could act as an effective antibiotic, according to a study by Cornell University. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Garagiste

A French term first used in Bordeaux in the 1990s, the word garagiste refers to an innovative (possibly renegade) professional winemaker without much financial capital, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign...

Fifty Pounds and a Gazillion Seeds

Lodi, the self-proclaimed “Zinfandel Capital of the World” (it produces over 40% of California’s zin), is also home to over 130 different grape varieties, more than any other California region. These include: The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

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