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Flooding in Bordeaux and Victoria, alleged bribery at Southern Glazer's, tariff update
Also news on Germany’s Henkell group buying out legendary Cava company Freixenet (pictured above) and lawsuits on France’s copper fungicide bans. Before I get to global news, I would like...
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Saturday 7 March 2026
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Fires in South Africa, Australia and Argentina, FB bans, state of the US wine industry report
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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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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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Plus news on a new sherry regulation that Jerez winemakers are not racing to embrace, and a decline in wine-drinking...
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A lightly sparkling, super-flexible pale red from the vineyard pictured above in the mountains of mainland Greece and available for...
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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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A resource guide for eco-conscious wine lovers, plus a call for help on a new initiative.
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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.
From $26.95, CA$40, £45 (RRP...
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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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