Vines look out on the Hauraki Gulf from their home perched on a hill on Waiheke Island, a short ferry ride from Auckland, New Zealand. A popular site for weekenders and tourists alike, Waiheke possesses a unique and distinctive wine region of its own, and plays host to a number of high-quality wineries. INSTRUCTIONS:Download this image by right-clicking on the …
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We’re wrapping up season 2 of Wine Spectator’s Straight Talk podcast by counting down the Top 10 Wines of 2024 with senior editor and host James Molesworth. But before James reveals this year’s 10 most exciting wines, including Wine Spectator’s 2024 Wine of the Year, we’re taking a look at the economic state of the wine industry with longtime industry …
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Justin Smith and his son Colin, Saxum Vineyards. After a near-perfect 2021 vintage in Paso Robles, on the Central Coast, the 2022 harvest came in hot. It was a vintage defined by a relentless 10-day heat spike of 40°C or hotter from 31 August through 9 September, forcing vintners into a sprint to pick early, resulting in a compacted harvest …
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The growers congregated outside Lidl supermarkets in Orange and Bagnols-sur-Cèze to vent their anger at wines allegedly being sold at a loss. They smashed several bottles of Côtes-du-Rhône wine, which retails for just €1.69 (£1.41) per bottle at Lidl, as the protests mounted. Jordan Charransol, president of the Young Farmers of Vaucluse, accused retailers of carrying out ‘a downgrading’ of …
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Last month, France’s agriculture ministry unveiled a plan to pull up 30,000 hectares in a bid to tackle a significant supply-demand imbalance. The government offered to pay grape growers €4,000 for each hectare (ha) they uproot, and it earmarked €120m for the scheme. The window for applications has now closed, and the ministry revealed that 5,418 growers have agreed to …
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Organic whiskies Whisky legend the late Dr Jim Swan once described organic barley as an expensive waste of time. That was almost a decade ago and he was talking mainly about distillery economics. But did he have a point? We know organic farming increases biodiversity and improves soil health. ‘If you’ve ever visited an organic farm and a non-organic farm, you …
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Finding suitable gifts for a serious wine lover can be tricky. If they’re serious enough, they’ve already got most of what they want or need when it comes to wine. That’s why I put together a gift guide each year filled with things that are excellent gifts for the wine lover who already has everything. There are always two things …
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