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Ungrafted monastrell vines in Jumilla
Free for all 4 June 2026 In advance of the 2026 Old Vine Conference on 8 June, we’re republishing this overview of our...
Capsules-congés
Free for all A look at Anglo-French love through the lens of wine. Plus a guide to the UK’s fine-wine traders. A shorter...
WNi5 and Crys Chen, Brittany Graham, Loris Jones Randolph, and Justin Trabue Wasserman, BIMPOC 2026 award recipients
Wine news in 5 Plus some wine-scholarship opportunities and events and site news before the Wine News takes a break. Before I dive in...
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Mission Blind Tasting How to identify this characterful variety in its various guises, from Germany and elsewhere. Today’s lesson is devoted to one...
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Wine news in 5 Plus a new batch of WSET Diploma graduates, the latest on Trump’s tariffs, Pernod Ricard and Brown-Forman abandon merger talks...
Samantha Cole-Johnson tasting a lineup of Pinot Gris wines
Mission Blind Tasting Same grape, different languages. Get to know its markers in its strongholds of Alsace, Italy, Oregon and New Zealand. For...
Village of Thann with the River Thur
Free for all From Alsace’s Rangen vineyard and Germany’s Ürziger Würzgarten to the volcanic fields of France’s Auvergne and Armenia’s highlands. Another cache...
Domaine de Vassal vine collection; photo by Louise Hurren
Inside information Under threat from the rising Mediterranean, Domaine de Vassal’s internationally renowned vinous heritage is finally being relocated, Louise Hurren reports...
Samantha Cole-Johnson with 5 bottles of Burgundian Chardonnay
Mission Blind Tasting Parsing the wines from the world’s most archetypal Chardonnay appellations – just by paying attention to what’s in your glass...
Ch St-Cyrgues winery
Wines of the week A duo of delicious, sustainably made, organically grown wines at incredibly affordable prices. From £11.79, $16.69. Much of the worry...
Isole e Olena
Tasting articles Crisp, refreshing springtime sparklers, juicy reds and drool-worthy dessert wines not to miss. Above, the village of Olena in Tuscany...
Wine News in 5 logo and Asti vineyard shrouded in fog photo
Wine news in 5 Plus new commercial-vineyard regulations in the country of Georgia and season updates from South Africa and Washington State. Above, Asti...
Michel Rolland
Free for all The world’s most famous global winemaking consultant has died. Michel Rolland died yesterday at age 79. Raised at his family’s...
Wine news in 5 logo and sparkling wine bottles from producers in the new Method Oregon group
Wine news in 5 Plus the effect of rising oil prices on the wine world, Argentina’s declining consumption, Germany’s changing export market, and a...
wine-news-in-5 logo and a Vigicrues map showine major flooding in France on 19/2/2026
Wine news in 5 Plus mining company buying vineyard land in Australia and Champagne’s CO 2 emission goals raised. Above, red lines show major...
Eric Rodez barrel cellar
Wines of the week Not cheap but a good buy considering the flood of hedonistic flavour and texture in this organic and biodynamic champagne...
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