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.
FTC Sues Southern Glazer’s for Illegal Price Discrimination
This ain’t just about “volume discounts” no matter what they say.
A Palestinian Winemaker Carries On
“Wine is above politics. Wine is tolerance.”
Your Fancy Wine Could Well Be Fake. Some Are Hoping to Sniff Out a Solution
WIRED gets into the wine writing business.
‘Kokumi’ effect may enhance richness in sparkling wines
The Japanese have all the best words for food.
Study using more reliable measure of wine consumption finds protective effect for low to moderate drinking in people at risk of cardiovascular disease
More of this, please.
Poland seizes liquid cocaine worth $1.9 mln in wine shipment
Think about that hangover.
Andrew Jefford: ‘A Christmas wine should be one to spend time over’
Andrew gets festive.
Hokkaido Pinot Noir: A new frontier for Japanese wine
Etienne de Montille goes to Japan.
Wine Entrepreneur Gunned Down In Central Mexico: Officials
Brutal.
The Battle Over the ‘Purest’ Form of Wine
Getting to the root of things.
Rising Star California Winemaker From Bosnia Receives 99-Point Wine Score
Heck of a life story.
The 50 Best Wines Under $50 From Our Critic, Who Tasted 4,223
Elin’s choices.
US winemakers revive sales with SMS marketing, sustainability and innovation
Desperation drives innovation.
When He’s Not Making Blockbuster Films, Ridley Scott Is Making Wine
Didn’t know he had a Provence estate.
What proposed wine tariffs could mean for restaurants
Costs go up.
The Most Memorable Wines of 2024
Eric’s annual list.
How Napa Valley has become the benchmark for global wine tourism
The model for all others.
US buyers take the top spot in fine wine market
When the stock market soars….
Vandals target French wine estate as protests escalate
Not ok.
These robots could fix grape farmers’ labor woes
Plant pathology bots!
Why wineries in Abruzzo are heading for the hills
Alpine Abruzzo anyone?
Expert Editorial: How Climate Change Is Disrupting the Microbial Foundations of Winemaking
It’s all about the fungi.
Priscilla Hennekam: Why wine education needs a revolution
The keywords here? Loss of joy.
Regenerative Buzz Grips the Vineyard
The keyword to throw around.
Q&8: Patrick Cranley of Shanghai Wine Society
Berets and wine. A tried and true combination.
Devil’s Advocate: Higher-Strength Wine: Past its Time? Or Making a Comeback?
Takes all sorts.
Why I Like Wine People
They’re fun.
Devil’s Advocate: Is Choice Paralysis Responsible for Slow Wine Sales?
It’s certainly a factor but that toothpaste is out of the tube.
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