Hello and welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I post them to my magazine on Flipboard, but for those of you who aren’t Flipboard-inclined, here’s everything I’ve strained out of the wine-related muck for the week.
Drop in wine consumption is reshaping French vineyards
132 million gallons of excess wine.
What’s the Difference Between Wine Grapes and Table Grapes?
Not an obvious answer.
The Wine That Never Was: How a $1 Billion Pyramid Scheme Used Fine Wine as Bait
Say it with me: never join wine investment schemes.
Thailand: A wine lover’s guide
A primer.
Drinking Wine Does Not Raise Risk of Cancer or Death in Healthy Older Adults
Because we all need some good news.
What the debate about wine and health gets wrong
More on the subject.
Notes of … Fish Bladder?!
On ingredient labeling for wine.
Viña Moraima: Act of sabotage destroys centuries-old vines
Utterly tragic. Pray for justice.
Top consultant reveals ‘the enemies of terroir-driven wines’
I agree with all five wholeheartedly.
LVMH owns all four of the world’s most valuable wine brands, data shows
For those who care about such things.
A Guide to Alto Adige, the Alps’ Most Underrated Winter and Wine Destination
AA gets the Vogue treatment.
The Wine Industry’s Challenges: A Conversation With Robert Joseph
Robert doing his thing.
Why Napa’s 2024 Vintage Is Showing Promise Despite the Severe Summer Heat
Been hot but not scorching.
‘Just go there. Look around. Stand in the landscape’
Andrew Jefford on the pleasures of wine and travel.
Viennese Winemakers Are Using an Ancient Method to Make Climate-Resilient Wine
Field blends were always crop insurance.
Pied de Cuve: Predictable Wildness in Your Next Bottle of Wine
Kathleen Willcox on the ancient technique.
How the Wine Industry Is Uniquely Dealing With Its Carbon Footprint
More gimmick than solution, I think.
How TikTok Could Transform the Wine Industry
A glimmer of opportunity.
Making scents of wine aromas
Deborah Parker Wong on a volatile subject.
Devil’s Advocate: Smaller Wineries: Collaborate or Die
He’s not wrong.
Without a Proper Marketing Council, These Wineries Have Gotten Creative
And here are some examples of such collaboration.
These indigenous Taiwanese communities are bringing back ancient winemaking
Rice, not grapes.
Wine Sales Fall in Germany
As a canary in the coalmine, this one is a doozy. German wine buying has always been strong.
The power and potential of maturing Barossa Shiraz
Yes, but…. this tasting was of most of the top wines in the region. What about the rest?
Is There Any Justification For Wine?
Harry Eyres takes a shot.
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