How the wine world is set to change in 2026The wine world in 2026 anticipates a rise in nonalcoholic and sparkling wines, with younger generations driving consumption. Wineries are f...
02 Jan, 2026, 10.42 AM IST
US tariffs could make your next Champagne bottle way more expensiveFrench champagne producers face significant challenges as rising US tariffs threaten their largest export market. A 20% tariff on French wi...
12 May, 2025, 04.23 PM IST
Donald Trump escalates trade war with Europe, threatening 200% tariffs on champagne and wine in latest retaliationTrump threatens 200% tariffs on EU champagne and wine, retaliating against EU whiskey taxes. Trade war escalation risks prices, jobs, and U...
14 Mar, 2025, 01.52 AM IST
LVMH becomes first European company to exceed $500-billion market valueThe achievement comes less than two weeks after LVMH joined the ranks of the world's 10 biggest companies, powered by a surge in first-quar...
27 Apr, 2023, 12.08 PM IST
Investing in champagne: 8 expensive bottles worth splurging onThe finest bottles of the bubbly are pouring out heady investment returns.
09 Apr, 2023, 11.05 AM IST
Champagne is outperforming gold and the S&P 500. Here’s what to buyKeep in mind that a decade ago the world’s finest bubbly accounted for a mere 2% of secondary market trades on Liv-Ex. That share climbed t...
30 Mar, 2023, 12.34 PM IST
European buyers not keen to pick up Darjeeling teaPrices of Darjeeling tea fell to half at the auctions last week compared with the previous week as a result of weak demand from Europe, rai...
16 May, 2022, 11.50 PM IST
Asset bubbles? Champagne outfizzes Big Tech and Bitcoin in 2021Data from LiveTrade, which runs the "Bordeaux Index" of drinks, showed champagne accounted for 15 of the 20 top price rises on the platform...
25 Dec, 2021, 10.40 AM IST
Fun fizz, rosé, champagne: 50 best wines of the year, all priced under $50 a bottleThese wines deliver both value and sheer deliciousness for the price.
07 Dec, 2018, 07.08 PM IST
Robots in vineyards, giant bottles, and bubbly: Here's what the wine world will look like this yearThe rosé juggernaut keeps crushing it. The must-drink-pink obsession is even fueling interest in rosé cider and pink gin.
05 Jan, 2018, 10.29 AM IST
Kanchipuram silks to cost more as silver shoots upAs prices of raw silk and silver have shot up, expect a price shock if you are in the market for a Kanchipuram silk sari.
11 Jul, 2016, 06.30 AM IST
Shell out more for Kanchipurams silk sarees“We are unable to keep the prices at their current level,” confirmed Kuppuswamy Chetty of Nalli Silks, one of the oldest retailers of silk ...
07 Jul, 2016, 11.04 AM IST
At Rs 1.2 lakh, 'The Glamburger' is world’s costliest burgerA Chelsea restaurant in west London called Honky Tonk has created the world's most expensive burger embellished with gold leaf and caviar.
11 Oct, 2014, 04.30 PM IST
- El Dorado in making as Champagne-growing area extended
France's wine-making czars are to issue an historic ruling to extend the champagne-growing area, a move that will pour new wealth into 40 s...
02 Mar, 2008, 09.30 AM IST
- Pop the cork: It's party time for champagne makers
Looming shortage of French wine, spurred by limits on grape production and rising demand in the US, Japan, and the UK, is likely to buoy sh...
01 Jan, 2008, 10.54 PM IST
- Cheer over Indian drinks duty cut may be short-lived
Cheer over India's move to axe extra duties on alcohol imports may be short-lived as levies by various Indian states could push the price o...
18 Jul, 2007, 07.40 AM IST
- State levies may take foreign brands to new highs
Centre’s removal of additional Customs duty on imported liquor may be shortlived.
14 Jul, 2007, 01.38 AM IST