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  The trade war is over airplanes, but wine merchants—like this Manhattan shop—and consumers pay the price. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images) U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer had no good news for wine consumers. The 25 percent tariffs his office (USTR) imposed on most French, German, Spanish and U.K. wines nearly ten months ago will remain in place for the foreseeable future, forcing wine lovers to pay more and inflicting economic distress on importers, retailers and restaurateurs just as the hospitality industry grapples with the economic downturn triggered by COVID-19. Read More  Kim Crawford is among the fine wine brands jumping on the can bandwagon. (Courtesy of Constellation Brands) Canned wine was once a novelty. No longer. In less than a decade, sales of wine in cans have jumped from just $2 million in 2012 to $183.6 million over the 52-week period ending July 11. Representing nearly 1.8 million cases of wine, the past year's sales vaulted 68 percent higher than those of the previous 52 weeks, according to Nielsen data. Read More  As the Covid-19 pandemic gripped the nation, beverage alcohol retail bucked the negative economic trends, surging at robust double-digit rates. Whiskies (Bourbon shelves at Haskell's in Minneapolis pictured) showed strong growth from an already-large base. Beverage alcohol continues to solidify its reputation as the antidote to all negative economic trends—wars, depressions, recessions, even pandemics and riots. While on-premise sales were largely wiped off the map in mid-March due to lockdown orders, the off-premise has continued to boom. Read More SPONSORED CONTENT  Ask a winemaker and you'll get answers as characteristic as the wines themselves. "In our family, it turns every meal into an occasion to be together and enjoy the simple pleasures of life–that's magic." states Bill Terlato, while Diego Cusumano muses, "Wine and food are cultural expressions of people, their union is a wonderful marriage." All convince us that a great glass of white wine is worth every sip.
NEW PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS  Moët Hennessy-owned California sparkling label Chandon has introduced By The Bay, a new blanc de blancs. Made with grapes sourced from the Yountville, Mt. Veeder, and Carneros AVAs, By The Bay ($30 a 750-ml.) is partially aged in French oak barrels and spends 42 months on the lees. Read More  Winebow has debuted a new sparkling rosé from Piedmont producer Pico Maccario. The 12.5% abv wine ($25 a 750-ml.) is made with the charmat method from 100% Barbera in the Barbera d'Asti DOCG. Read More Follow Wine Spectator
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