New research from Mintel forecasts a positive reversal of fortune for this year’s wine sales.

Finally, some news to which retailers can drink: After declining 3.2 percent last year, U.S. wine sales are expected to grow 2.1 percent in 2009, as America finally puts the worst of the recession behind it.

Despite last year's slump, research from Mintel International Group, Chicago, indicates the wine market expanded 20 percent between 2004 and 2009, thanks to strong growth in the value s...