Wine consumption falls in Spain: Three years of resilience and then a stumble: retreats and the sector recalibrates its expectations

After a period of relative stability that many interpreted as the long-awaited signal of recovery, the 2025 figures have returned the sector to a state of uncertainty For almost three years, the Spanish wine sector clung to a figure that allowed it to look forward with a degree of optimism: consumption was holding steady despite inflation, despite price increases and ...

The grape that doesn’t fall ill: the genetic revolution that could cut pesticide use in vineyards by up to 90 per cent

Spanish and European researchers are developing varieties resistant to downy mildew and powdery mildew that promise to transform both organic and conventional viticulture in the years ahead The vineyard has a complicated relationship with chemical products. Although it represents barely 3 per cent of the world’s agricultural surface area, the vine receives 20 per cent of all the fungicides applied ...

The world’s leading producer, third in export value: the Achilles heel of Spanish wine

Spanish exports are approaching three billion euros, but the average price per litre reveals a market position that falls well short of the product’s true potential There is an uncomfortable truth that the Spanish wine sector has been sidestepping for decades, and which the figures bring back into the spotlight with the reliability of a harvest. Spain is the country ...

From the winemaker’s nose to the algorithm: artificial intelligence takes root in the Spanish vineyard — and it is here to stay

From autonomous tractors to harvest predictions based on satellite imagery, technology is changing the way wine is produced in Spain without replacing the viticulturist There is something apparently contradictory about the image of a robot moving between the rows of a centuries-old vineyard. Viticulture is, by its very nature, a trade built on patience, on knowledge passed down through generations, ...

Del olfato del enólogo al algoritmo: la inteligencia artificial entra en el viñedo español para no irse

Desde tractores autónomos hasta predicciones de cosecha basadas en imágenes satelitales, la tecnología está cambiando la forma de producir vino en España sin reemplazar al viticultor Hay algo aparentemente contradictorio en la imagen de un robot circulando entre las cepas de un viñedo centenario. La viticultura es, por naturaleza, un oficio de paciencia, de conocimiento transmitido de generación en generación, ...

Francia se convierte en el tercer mercado más grande del mundo para el Prosecco DOC

Francia, históricamente sinónimo de champán y cuna de una de las tradiciones de vino espumoso más consolidadas del mundo, se ha convertido en el tercer mercado más grande del mundo para el Prosecco DOC. En un país caracterizado desde hace tiempo por su propia tradición espumosa, los consumidores eligen cada vez más el Prosecco DOC, un avance que refleja no ...

Una tonelería austriaca crea la primera barrica de madera y piedra

Durante más de 90 años, la tonelería Schön, en la Baja Austria, ha creado los recipientes perfectos para la fermentación y crianza de vinos finos a partir de maderas cuidadosamente seleccionadas. Pero el mundo del vino está cambiando, y con él, el gusto del consumidor. Los sabores y taninos potentes ya no son tan buscados: la fruta y la frescura ...