Rabobank: Major Chains will Eventually Dominate Mainstream Wine Volumes

We've previously written that the US grocery channel -- specifically grocery and big box chains -- has been significantly increasing its involvement in the wine segment in recent years. In fact, you may recall, Nielsen's Danny Brager told WSD last year that chain retailers have begun selling more wine than the independent sector for the first time ever [see WSD 2-13-2014 ]. Another trend observed in a new report from Rabobank is "a rising disposition towards more premium wines across