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Strengthening US wine labelling, new EU trade deals, market reports, more bottles lighten up
Plus, wet weather makes California drought-free for the first time in 25 years and leaves snow on Douro vineyards. Much to the delight of Otto, Paul Symington’s dog, above. A...
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Friday 30 January 2026
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We've written about this one ad nauseam already. A shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times . For full tasting notes see The Wine Society's finds...
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