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Wine news in 5

The most important developments of the week, gathered and digested into a five-minute newsreel by Samantha Cole-Johnson. Available via video, podcast or transcript on Saturday mornings 8.45 GMT. Free!

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Wine news in 5 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...

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Wine news in 5 Plus musings on Hong Kong’s liquor-duty slashing as incentive to revive its nightlife. Above, Bremer Family Winery, one of the...
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Wine news in 5 Plus an update on harvest in France and a reminder to invite some friends over to celebrate Come Over October...
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Wine news in 5 Plus harvest updates from Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Rioja, Chianti and Piemonte. Above, Plēb Urban Winery was destroyed by Hurricane Helene...
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Wine news in 5 Also, a new crop of Taylor’s Port Golden Vines Diversity Scholars. Above, clockwise from top left: Kanchan Schindlauer, Emiliano Stratico...
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Wine news in 5 Plus, a potential change to the laws governing Germany’s VDP estates to help them weather the fallout of spring’s devastating...
just-harvested purple grapes at 21 Brix Winery in Lake Erie AVA
Wine news in 5 Plus a quick recap of the 67 Pall Mall Global Wine Communicator Awards and harvest updates across the US and...
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Wine news in 5 Plus an update on Santorini's 2024 harvest; news at Australian Vintage and Naked Wines; and an exciting outcome for Swedish...
just-picked Assyrtiko grapes in a crate at Domaine Sigalas in Santorini
Wine news in 5 And bad news for lovers of Santorini's stupendous wines. Above, one of the few crates of Assyrtiko eked out of...
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Wine news in 5 Plus news of the largest transport of wine by sailboat to date, underway on the Anemos , a ship owned...
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Wine news in 5 Plus an update on Treasury Wine Estates’ restructuring and a curious case of €650,000-worth of stolen burgundy. Above, Montes' vineyard...
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Wine news in 5 Plus relief for British Columbia wineries reeling from this winter’s devastating freeze; a new super-light sparkling wine bottle and news...
The 73.6-hectare Vourbourg Grand Cru in Alsace
Wine news in 5 Plus a brazen wine fraud case, the bankruptcy of a major California company and potential sale of Gusbourne in England...
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Wine news in 5 And, on a brighter note, Gigondas Blanc has arrived, and the Austrian digital wine atlas (shown above) just got even...
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Wine news in 5 Plus a plea to abandon the wasteful wine capsule and news of Come Over October, a campaign to promote wine’s...
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Wine news in 5 Many winemakers have agreed to reduce bottle weights; will they now agree to a standardised bottle? And will bottle manufacturers...
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