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Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 10/20/24

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.

Women in wine – Alice Paillard
Champagne lady.

5 Producers We Love In The Sta. Rita Hills
A good list from a great appellation.

Chianti Classico Riservas to Find Right Now
Eric Asimov nails it. Riservas are getting really good.

How a natural wine power couple is influencing S.F. politics
Not a headline I thought I’d ever see.

Falling Sales Cause Sour Grapes For Iconic Portugal Wine
Not just California with too many grapes.

Storytelling in wine will be ‘strongly supported’ by AI in the future
Recap of an interesting discussion.

Why Etna has become hot property for the Italian wine sector
The word is out.

Climate is Burgundy’s Biggest Threat
Insert most any wine region here.

How the McBride Sisters Have Redefined the Wine World
Comes with teeth whitener, apparently.

There’s another plan for a tech utopia in California — this time in Wine Country
I’m sure the Cloverdale residents are gonna love this.

Wine seizure at border leaves B.C. man with $10K in legal fees
And let that be a lesson to you. Declare that wine!

Shock of the new: Peter Dean on the modernising of Georgian wine
A deep look at some new and old names.

Sparkling Wine on the Crest of a Wave
Growth and growth.

The King of Aussie Wine Has a Challenger to the Throne
Yalumba gets in the game.

How Unconventional Wine Packaging Is Winning Over Young Palates in China
Good news for the planet.

‘People don’t really know him’: Inside the rise of California wine’s billionaire sports tycoon
Jess Lander offers deep look at someone who generally avoids publicity.

Turning the Tables on Alice Feiring
Alice Feiring gets the Carl Gavanti treatment.

Why it’s time to start defending wine
Long past time.

What, Exactly, Is ‘Moderate Drinking’?
It depends.

The Appeal Of Youth
Nice musings by Margaret Rand.

Beyond vinifera
New grapes to keep an eye out for.

Wine as worlding: Bhutan’s path into fine wine
A deep dive into this interesting new project.

Napa’s new Costco may have the nation’s best wine section, thanks to this employee
Interesting story, great guy, but I tremble a little for the small wine stores of Napa.

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