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Fires in South Africa, Australia and Argentina, FB bans, state of the US wine industry report
Plus an update on France’s ban on copper-containing fungicides for organic viticulture. Above, fire in South Africa’s Overberg, sent by Malu Lambert. As far as site news this week, our...
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Friday 16 January 2026
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France's copper limits challenge organics, California fruit left unpicked, Douro oversupply
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Saturday 20 September 2025
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Hail and fires in France, Australian organics upset, a Burgundy–UK venture
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Saturday 12 July 2025
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A terrific red wine from an under-the-radar region and a little-known grape. Above, bunches of Nero Buono framed by the...
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An easy way to make planet-friendly wine choices, no greenwashing allowed, courtesy of International Wineries for Climate Action. Above, IWCA...
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A dry Chenin made by a young woman breaking all the rules on the traditional and revered Hill of Chaume...
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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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Rain, downy mildew and hail made for a complicated vintage – particularly for those aiming to follow organic principles in...
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A timeless California classic made with future-focused farming. Above, Grgich's 34-acre (14-ha) vineyard in Calistoga.
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Sam Cole-Johnson and others celebrate an inspirational figure in organic, biodynamic and regenerative viticulture.
In 1976, Paul Dolan graduated from...
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Quite a collection of minimal-input wines here – mainly French but do take a look at the Spanish ones. Above...
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The answers really do lie in the soil. A version of this article is published by the Financial Times.
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The d'Exéa military family of Narbonne is pouring at least €10 million into turning one of the Languedoc's biggest estates...
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A 600-ha estate in the northern Corbières is being ambitiously and ecologically transformed by Aymeric Izard and Anne Besse, seen...
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Tamlyn writes Dudley Brown, winemaker, winegrower and husband of Dr Irina Santiago-Brown, who was the guest judge for our 2020...
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9 June 2022 We're republishing this informative article free in our Throwback Thursday series.
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