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. News cadence is a little slow over the holidays, so this is a shorter list than normal.
Walking to a different beat: Serge Hochar’s legacy in Lebanese wine
I can’t believe we lost him 10 years ago.
A Perpetual Champagne, Built One Year at a Time
Selosse + Climate Change = Solera.
How La Collina dei Ciliegi expands Valpolicella DOC into new terrain
Interesting!
Red wine sales are tanking at S.F. restaurants: ‘We’ve never seen anything like this’
More evidence of market correction and changing tastes.
Readers respond to Andrew Jefford’s ‘The problem with Bordeaux…’
A very interesting mix of responses.
$35 Napa Valley Cabernet is Back
A rare creature.
Turkey’s grapes: A paradise lost
A paradise in danger indeed.
Italy’s Wine Windows Are Just Big Enough For Someone To Hand You A Glass
And they’re perfectly instagrammable.
Whisper it – alcohol-free wine has arrived in France
The trend continues.
“We Only Want NDA Wine.” This Secretive Practice Could Get You a $300 wine for $30
Cameron Hughes did it first.
Move over, Champagne. A new wave of California sparkling wines is changing the bubbly game
Patrick Comiskey explores the territory.
Why it’s glass half full for Yorkshire’s vineyards
Less rain, more sun, every year that goes on.
Why does red wine cause headaches? Research points to a compound found in grape skins
OK article. But then look at the laughable conclusion: buy cheaper, lighter red wines.
California Wineries Love This Under-the-radar Grape. There Isn’t Enough to Go Around
Chronicle talks Chenin Blanc.
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