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Protests in France, Domaine Sigalas acquisition, Vinarchy to cull wine brands
Plus an early harvest for ice wine in Germany, and the oldest vine in the world. Above, Domaine Sigalas vineyard (image courtesy of the domaine). As you can see [if...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 28 November 2025
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Wine news in 5
Supreme Court hears tariff case, new alcohol sales data, vine pulls, old-vine superpowers
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Saturday 8 November 2025
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Bolivia – new heights for old vines
A cache of bottles from one of the most remote, challenging and intriguing wine regions in the world. Above, Yokich’s vine nursery, started by Patricia Mendoza’s grandfather to preserve the...
Oliver Coleman
Tuesday 23 September 2025
• 4 min read
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Following on from yesterday's Stellenbosch fights back we look at current issues in South African wine. A version of this...
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Tam finds balance and beauty in a selection of 'kind wines' from venerable vines in South Australia.
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28 June 2023 The Old Vine Registry today supersedes this, our original Old Vines Register. For background, please see today’s...
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In continued celebration of old vines comes this overperforming South African Chenin, courtesy of Richard. It also echoes the enthusiasm...
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It's all in the title.
It is so exciting to be able to announce the winners of this year’s writing...
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Celebrate what old vines uniquely have to offer by immersing yourself in our top 20 entries in this year's wine...
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10 September 2021 If you have not already done so, please vote for your favourite entry/ies (up to three) here...
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Ana Rivas writes, ' Nothing from my past indicated that I would pursue a career related to wine world. It...
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Melissa Worrall writes, 'Growing up in Australia’s Barossa fostered my interest in wine. Throughout my career and an international move...
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'Hello, please find attached my article about the AJ Duckhorn vineyard, located in Russian River Valley, California, USA. It was...
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'Hello again! My name is Clayton Fox and I wrote about Frog's Leap last year and the inimitable John Williams...
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'My name is Sarah Bray, DipWSET, and I am a wine-focused communications professional with a background in editorial and brand...
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'My name is Antonia Caserta and I am an experienced wine professional and aspiring writer living in Florence, Italy. Originally...
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Chris Howard contributed several entries to our 2020 writing competition and was, in fact, one of the runners-up to the...
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Diana Hawkins sent in a competition entry titled, 'Namesakes, Talismøns, and Mysteries: The Old Vines of Elm Valley'. Her bio...
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Today's entrant, Pascal Brooks, was one of the joint winners of the 2020 writing competition. His introduction reads: 'Pascal Brooks...
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