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Of shelter and exposure in the Corbières
Chris Howard contemplates the precarious balance of water, weather and vines in France’s Languedoc. Late summer sun beats down on the red valley, but we’re in the shade of the...
Guest contributor
Wednesday 25 February 2026
• 1 min read
Wine news in 5
Wildfires in Chile, New Zealand floods, South Africa starts harvest, Prosecco sales strong
Also: the WHO calls for raised alcohol taxes; more tariff drama; Champagne sales decline, and protests continue at Moët Hennessy. Above, fires still rage in South Africa. Photo by David...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 23 January 2026
• 1 min read
Wine news in 5
Fires in South Africa, Australia and Argentina, FB bans, state of the US wine industry report
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 16 January 2026
• 1 min read
More wildfires
Wine news in 5
Plus a full list of Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC) estates around the world. Also, a $99-million wine Ponzi scheme and...
Wines of the week
The very last vintages from a very special estate destroyed by wildfire last month. From $10.99, €13, £23.
‘The Clos...
Wine news in 5
Plus, new regulations allow Champagne bottles to go foil-less and sherry to go unfortified. Also, a run-down of harvest starts...
Wine news in 5
And harvest 2025 begins, with optimism in Alsace, the Loire and Champagne and dismay on Santorini and Lanzarote. Plus, there's...
Wine news in 5
Plus 1,500 alcohol-store closures in China and mining projects in the vineyard lands of New Zealand and Australia. Wildfires burn...
Wine news in 5
Plus news of a wildfire ripping through Washington State's Columbia Gorge. The Burdoin Fire is pictured above (photo credit: Lyle...
Wine news in 5
Plus a clarification on Vietnam’s new tax hike on alcoholic beverages and a remembrance of Dr Richard Smart. Smart is...
Wine news in 5
Plus news on Vinarchy, a new company created from the wines of Accolade and Pernod Ricard. Above, Garnacha harvest at...
Wine news in 5
Plus a eulogy for Dr Anita Oberholster and some exciting site news, including the re-release of more Vintner's Tales, the...
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...
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
And the identities of the wines poured for the notoriously difficult Master of Wine exam have just been released. Sam...
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
But there's good news, too: Jancis is honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Old Vine Registry receives the...
Wine news in 5
While wine goes on deep discount at Naked Wines, the Netherlands jacks up taxes to discourage drinking and Thailand slashes...
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British Columbia, in western Canada, has had its worst wildfire season on record, and the latest is threatening Kelowna, in...
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