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Friuli floods, Ste Michelle sold, UK duty hike, French Bloom buys vineyard, LVMH strikes
Plus potential fraud in Vinho Verde, China’s recognition of Burgundy appellations, and the campaign for protected land in Australia’s Barossa. Above, Bibendum’s sobering calculation on the effect of UK excise...
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Saturday 13 December 2025
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Protests in France, Domaine Sigalas acquisition, Vinarchy to cull wine brands
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Friday 28 November 2025
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Global wine production falls, burgundy bottles lighten up, UK hospitality sector struggles
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Friday 14 November 2025
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Plus a suspect arrested in the MDMA-spiked champagne case, and good news on Australian exports since China lifted its tariffs...
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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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Plus an update on harvest in France and a reminder to invite some friends over to celebrate Come Over October...
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Plus harvest updates from Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Rioja, Chianti and Piemonte. Above, Plēb Urban Winery was destroyed by Hurricane Helene...
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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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Plus, a potential change to the laws governing Germany’s VDP estates to help them weather the fallout of spring’s devastating...
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Plus a quick recap of the 67 Pall Mall Global Wine Communicator Awards and harvest updates across the US and...
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Plus an update on Santorini's 2024 harvest; news at Australian Vintage and Naked Wines; and an exciting outcome for Swedish...
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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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Plus news of the largest transport of wine by sailboat to date, underway on the Anemos , a ship owned...
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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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Plus relief for British Columbia wineries reeling from this winter’s devastating freeze; a new super-light sparkling wine bottle and news...
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Plus a brazen wine fraud case, the bankruptcy of a major California company and potential sale of Gusbourne in England...
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And, on a brighter note, Gigondas Blanc has arrived, and the Austrian digital wine atlas (shown above) just got even...
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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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Many winemakers have agreed to reduce bottle weights; will they now agree to a standardised bottle? And will bottle manufacturers...
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