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Wine news in 5
Strengthening US wine labelling, new EU trade deals, market reports, more bottles lighten up
Plus, wet weather makes California drought-free for the first time in 25 years and leaves snow on Douro vineyards. Much to the delight of Otto, Paul Symington’s dog, above. A...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 30 January 2026
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Wine news in 5
Wildfires in Chile, New Zealand floods, South Africa starts harvest, Prosecco sales strong
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 23 January 2026
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Fires in South Africa, Australia and Argentina, FB bans, state of the US wine industry report
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 16 January 2026
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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...
Wine news in 5
Plus a brazen wine fraud case, the bankruptcy of a major California company and potential sale of Gusbourne in England...
Wine news in 5
And, on a brighter note, Gigondas Blanc has arrived, and the Austrian digital wine atlas (shown above) just got even...
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...
Wine news in 5
Many winemakers have agreed to reduce bottle weights; will they now agree to a standardised bottle? And will bottle manufacturers...
Wine news in 5
Plus where to find the JancisRobinson.com team over the coming months, and congratulations to the latest winners of Golden Vines...
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And the identities of the wines poured for the notoriously difficult Master of Wine exam have just been released. Sam...
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Just back from taking the Master of Wine Stage 2 practical exam, Sam tackles the hot topic of calories and...
Wine news in 5
Plus the first viable, scalable, wine-bottle reuse company in the Americas. The Revino bottle above will start appearing on shelves...
Wine news in 5
Extreme weather in Europe, the US Federal Government’s impending update to dietary guidelines, James Millton’s conviction for smuggling vine cuttings...
Wine news in 5
Devastating flooding continues to impact Brazil (see the destruction on the Speranza property in Bento Gonçalves shown above) and Australia’s...
Wine news in 5
The warming climate continues to wreak havoc on wine regions around the world, as evidenced by the photo above of...
Wine news in 5
The good news is that en primeur bordeaux prices have been slashed by as much as 40%. The bad news...
Wine news in 5
Single-quinta vintage port announcements are a rare bright spot in a week of frost reports and new data on falling...
Wine news in 5
Buyers and collectors get ready: en primeur bordeaux tastings are underway, and declarations for 2022 vintage port are trickling out...
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Sam reports the news from Napa, where she’s tasting 2021 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon for a report she and Jancis...
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