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Guide to our old-vines coverage
4 June 2026 In advance of the 2026 Old Vine Conference on 8 June, we’re republishing this overview of our old-vines coverage, newly updated. 28 June 2023 The Old Vine...
Julian Leidy
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Wine news in 5
A new study suggests that local fungi fare better than fungicides when combating grapevine-trunk diseases, Majestic acquires Vagabond, and other...
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Sustainability is today’s theme, whether it’s the question of removing alcohol from wine or creating a sustainable life for farmers...
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Plus some good news from Portugal. (Above, the waterfront in Vila Nova de Gaia.) But first, some exciting events coming...
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Lots of positive news this week, from French farmers' rights to Australian initiatives in sustainable packaging and Napa's 2022 vintage...
Wine news in 5
While freezing temperatures have devastated vineyards on Canada's west coast and in Washington, California's 2023 crush – the largest in...
Wine news in 5
A new wine communicator award from 67 Pall Mall is a bright spot among continued reports of unrest in France...
Wine news in 5
Uneasy times in the south of France and at Vintage Wine Estates on the US West Coast, while Saudi Arabia...
Tasting articles
Olivier Faucon of Mas Combarèla, pictured above, is just one of so many over-achievers in France's most extensive wine region...
Travel tips
Current Paris resident Chris Howard takes us by the hand and explains that a directionless stroll is preferable to a...
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Jon Bonné goes far deeper than wine in his newest book, published earlier this year. The New French Wine Redefining...
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In this enlightening entry to our 2023 wine writing competition, historian and wine writer Charlie Leary writes about his favourite...
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