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Germany's tiny 2025 vintage, Oregon wildfire payout, Ram's Gate Winery goes ROC
Plus a full list of Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC) estates around the world. Also, a $99-million wine Ponzi scheme and an initiative to recognise fortified-wine production as Intangible Cultural Heritage...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Saturday 25 October 2025
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