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Flooding in Europe, frost in Australia, Veneto harvest begins, a new Rhône appellation
Plus, a potential change to the laws governing Germany’s VDP estates to help them weather the fallout of spring’s devastating frosts, and the first Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC) producer in...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Saturday 21 September 2024
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Frost devastates EU vineyards, 2022 port releases, falling wine consumption
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Tuesday 30 April 2024
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