Europe is putting real momentum behind energy efficiency and sustainability, and the wine sector is right in the middle of it. We were at Barcelona Wine Week. The message was that automation and AI are becoming practical tools to run operations better, cut energy use, and make faster decisions...

As the world moves into the second phase of its COVID-19 response – gradually easing restrictions and learning to live indefinitely with social distancing guidelines – we can see the first phase has left behind a significant level of inventory that would in normal times have supplied the on-trade....