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Wine news in 5 Trinchero purchases Mumm Napa, Chablis updates AOC, Canada sells off US booze

Plus Mendoza’s recent embrace of copper mining and the end of the Sud de France moniker on wine labels. Above, a view of Chablis. Before I get to global news...

Samantha Cole-Johnson Friday 19 December 2025 • 1 min read

Josh Greene, Jancis Robinson, Alder Yarrow and Sam Cole-Johnson at CIA Copia October 2025; photos by Julep Productions for Wine Institute

Wine news in 5 Champagne’s first Voltis harvest, tariff effects, ancient Turkish wine facility unearthed

Plus a new study highlighting the importance of wine tourism on global winery revenue. I just flew back from California this morning where Jancis, Alder Yarrow, Josh Greene and I...

Samantha Cole-Johnson Saturday 1 November 2025 • 1 min read

Employees on strike outside a BC liquor store

Wine news in 5 BC strike, UK duty hike results, UN alcohol and health guidelines

And a new EU proposal to develop faster and clearer procedures to benefit the agricultural industry. Plus an extension on importing grapes for Canadian wine and a slew of exciting...

Samantha Cole-Johnson Friday 26 September 2025 • 1 min read

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Wine news in 5

Phylloxera hits the Canaries, US alcohol consumption plummets, harvest 2025 starts

Plus the aftermath of the Corbières fires, projections for French wine production in 2025, and US exports to Canada nosedive...

Wine news in 5

WHO's health taxes, more Australian wine aid, nine new Master Sommeliers

Plus good news for Canadian consumers, an update on Ireland's cancer warnings and an alternative to SO 2 in the...

Wine news in 5

Treasury Estates bets on NoLos, varietal Muscardin, mapping old vineyards, French glass recycling

Plus tariff lawsuits, US-made alcohol in Canada and the effect of immigration raids on the wine industry. Update on Trump’s...

Wine news in 5

Trump’s tariff war hits US wine, Constellation Brands rumours, new wine-studies scholarship

Plus an update on Austria's smallest harvest in 14 years and a handy guide to regenerative viticulture certifications. Above, a...

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Up-and-coming wine regions worth checking out

Where to go next for wine titillation – although if you're a regular visitor to JancisRobinson.com, you may know all...

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Jancis's diary – December 2024

Not many professional tastings but an unusual number of lunches. For logistical reasons I have to finish my diary a...

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Nova Scotia fizz

BC-based writer Arnica Rowan heads to the other side of Canada to report on its vibrant sparkling-wine industry, and Jancis...

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WWC24 – A moment of waiting, by Kate Burns

In this submission to our 2024 wine writing competition, Kate Burns, author of shortlisted WWC22 entry Regeneration: The Canadian Way...

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Collecting on a budget – the Americas

From Canada to Chile and Argentina, Jancis highlights some worthwhile pickings. See this Guide to collecting on a budget. A...

Women and Revolution launch party; photo by Dexter Kim

Wine news in 5

Women in wine, BC challenges, Fortnum & Mason shortlist

Sam reports the news from Napa, where she’s tasting 2021 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon for a report she and Jancis...

Wine news in 5

A new Spanish DO, grape price wars, Canadian winegrower grants

Plus some good news from Portugal. (Above, the waterfront in Vila Nova de Gaia.) But first, some exciting events coming...

Wine news in 5

Canadian cold snap, California 2023 harvest, French exports decline

While freezing temperatures have devastated vineyards on Canada's west coast and in Washington, California's 2023 crush – the largest in...

Belinda Stone collecting the award for the Old Vine Registry in Paris on Sunday 11 Feb.

Wine news in 5

Chilean wildfires, Canadian cold snap, and EU pesticide proposals scrapped

But there's good news, too: Jancis is honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Old Vine Registry receives the...

Looking across Kelowna's city downtown on August 18, across Okanagan Lake to the hills of West Kelowna, which are in flames.

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Okanagan Valley on fire

British Columbia, in western Canada, has had its worst wildfire season on record, and the latest is threatening Kelowna, in...

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Nova Scotia's rising tide of wine

Thanks to climate change and increased viticultural knowledge, Canada’s second-smallest province is developing a distinctive wine industry. It may not...