#210 Mother Nature’s Gamble Big Brands Betting Big Prosecco Power

This week’s wine world is buzzing: Prosecco is set to steal
Champagne’s spotlight in the US this holiday season, while
Germany is swimming in surplus wine stocks. Sustainability takes
centre stage with Napa’s greener wine trains and lightweight
bottles from Concha y Toro.


And let’s talk collabs: Simone Biles teams up with Barefoot Wine
, while Snoop Dogg drops new bottles with 19 Crimes. Add in
Doppio Passo’s 0.0% sparkling and the declining alcohol trend
among German youth, and we’ve got a lot to sip on!





What’s your take on Prosecco vs. Champagne for the holidays? Drop
your thoughts in the comments !





Alexander Gottschalk
(https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-gottschalk-641838223/)





Shownotes:


(00:00:00) A Big Thank You


(00:02:02) Mother Nature's Gamble: Europe's 2024 Grape Harvest


https://www.meininger.de/wein/erzeuger/weinlese-2024


(00:03:47) Germany Sits on Excessive Wine Stocks of 12.4m hl


https://www.meiningers-international.com/wine/news/germany-sits-excessive-wine-stocks


(00:05:02) Declining trend in alcohol consumption among young
Germans


https://www.meininger.de/spirituosen/ruecklaeufiger-trend-bei-alkoholkonsum-jugendlicher


(00:07:43) Prosecco will dominate Champagne over the holidays in
the US


https://www.theiwsr.com/sparkling-wines-holiday-spike-in-the-us-seems-to-be-slowing/


(00:10:41) Doppio Passo launches 0.0% Sparkling


https://www.meininger.de/wein/produkte/doppio-passo-launcht-sparkling-00


(00:14:48) Chianti Classico Launches Free Online Course


https://www.winebusiness.com/news/article/295038


(00:16:41) Napa invests $11m in greener wine trains


https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/11/napa-to-splurge-us11-million-on-new-wine-trains/


(00:18:41) Concha y Toro goes lightweight


https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/11/vina-concha-y-toro-goes-lightweight/


(00:20:35) Diageo brings all luxury brands under one premium
umbrella division


https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/11/diageo-forms-new-luxury-group/


(00:22:00) Heineken invests €45 million in global R&D centre


https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/11/heineken-spends-e45-million-on-global-rd-centre/


(00:23:36) Huge Beer Club Beer52 expands into Whisky


https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/11/beer52-expands-with-whisky52/


(00:26:40) A Masterful Move: Barefoot Wine Unites Gymnast Simone
Biles and the NFL


https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/11/barefoot-wine-teams-up-with-gymnast-simone-biles/


(00:29:01) Snoop Dogg and 19 Crimes Expand Cali Wine Collection


https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241112990981/en/Entertainment-Icon-Snoop-Dogg-and-19-Crimes-Expand-Cali-Wine-Collection-with-New-Silky-Red-Blend-Cali-Smooth