Wine sales growth slows to 2% as consumers upscale

SACRAMENTO — Growth in U.S. wine sales slowed in 2015 as competition heats up globally to slake the thirst of wine consumers for higher-priced wines, according to experts at a major wine industry conference. “When you look at it from 60,000 feet overall, the wine business is great; it’s booming and things look very good for the coming year, including this year.”