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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...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
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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Wine news in 5
Hail and fires in France, Australian organics upset, a Burgundy–UK venture
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Saturday 12 July 2025
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