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Unharvested old vine zinfandel next door to importing winery by Stuart Spencer
Wine news in 5 Neo-prohibitionists and the WHO, and California’s imported bulk-wine problem Two well-researched, hard-hitting reports reveal some unpleasant truths shaping the wine world right now. Above, Zinfandel grapes hang unharvested in a California vineyard neighbouring a winery that's importing bulk wine...

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Alder on America Ingredient labelling in prospect in the US US wine labelling rules look set to follow those in the EU – at some point. Alder examines the complicated... Read more
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Free for all Putin's traditional method Tim Hall of Scala Wine, an avid Champagne-watcher, gives the low-down on Russia's recent wine-labelling diktat. On 2 July, while... Read more
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Don't quote me Rosé, art and artfulness 23 March 2021 See a follow-up to this saga at the end of the original article. 22 March 2021 One... Read more
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Free for all Alcohol on labels – how accurate? Tolerance takes on a new meaning for alcohol-conscious wine drinkers. A version of this article is published by the Financial... Read more
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Free for all Keto-friendly, low-carb wines Arnica Rowan thinks wine producers are missing an increasingly important trick. Image (not Dr Siobhan Key mentioned in this article)... Read more
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Free for all Real progress on ingredient listing for wine A version of this article is published by the Financial Times . You may not think there is room for... Read more
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Free for all Help the German parliament to outlaw wine fraud German wine labelling has been given a chance to clean up its act but this is being resisted in some... Read more
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Free for all Natural wine defined A slightly shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times. See also Natural v industrial wine, which... Read more
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Tasting articles Laurent Ponsot's futuristic 2017s Tasting notes on wines from Laurent Ponsot's innovative négociant label – and some provocative views. Since leaving Domaine Ponsot in... Read more
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Alder on America Much ado about AVAs Where is a wine's origin? That's a particularly tricky question in the United States. Winemakers in America are increasingly running... Read more
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Tasting articles NV champagnes tasted in London Worshipping at the altar of non-vintage champagne... Tyson Stelzer is an Australian wine writer with a particular interest in screwcaps... Read more
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Free for all Mystery wines: NV champagnes A shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times . See also my tasting notes on more... Read more
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Hemming's spittoon The maddening minutiae of wine Let’s play spot the difference! Here's an easy one to start with: what distinguishes one of these wines from the... Read more
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Tasting articles Assorted posh champagnes Jancis writes We have recently been lucky enough to have tasted a range of champagnes from some of the grander... Read more
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Free for all WWC 46 – Brinton Resto We start the penultimate week of entries to our wine writing competition with the following two articles from Brinton Resto... Read more
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Free for all Fizz and fortified – more information please! 9 February 2017 This week’s Throwback Thursday – Jancis’s appeal for greater transparency from the producers of non-vintage wines –... Read more