Hello and welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I spend each week exploring the internet for everything published about wine online, and here’s all the stuff that I think would be worth your valuable time.
Did a Chatbot Just Win a £3,000 Writing Prize?
The kerfuffle in the wine writing community this week. Felicity, as usual, is doing excellent work summarizing the issue. My own post on the subject is in progress.
Related posts:
AI row breaks out at wine writing awards – Henry Jeffreys’ thoughts.
AI Casts a Pall Over the Wine Writing World, and It’s Mostly Your (Our) Fault – Joe Roberts sees the pun in it.
The Pluralism Of Wine Writing – Peter Pharos takes a lighter tone.
So, How Are Wine Shops Doing These Days? It Depends.
Eric Asimov looks into the retail space.
Drinking Quite Well
Though not as well as in days of old.
Myths of The Douro
Simon knows of what he speaks.
Is the single-vineyard hype justified?
A worthy discussion. My short answer? Yes.
The field blend, a brilliant concept that might be making a comeback
Started as primitive crop insurance. Still good for that. But also for excellent wines.
The Conversations Shaping Wine’s Next Chapter
Thoughts from the Wine Industry Expo.
Our 2026 wine writing competition – who won?
A different writing competition announces its winner.
Vineyard workers feel wine industry pain
But no one is really thinking of them, are they?
The return of harvest in Pompeii, a new beginning for the story of humanity thanks to wine
Well, that’s one helluva headline, but the project is definitely cool.
Chinese White Wine Turns Up in Vietnam Smuggling Bust
Wine being smuggled OUT of China for a change.
3,500-acre California winery for sale following hits from Canada’s ban on US alcohol
A big one bites the dust.
Napa’s Judd’s Hill Winery to close winery operations, but brand continues
And a little one does too.
The Grape That Survived by Being Forgotten
A grape worthy of attention, IMO.
Can a self-driving robot control California wine’s most pervasive disease?
Dunno. What does Monarch tractor think?
Iron Age seeds reveal the origins of Iberian wine
By 500 BC, Spain and Portugal had their own grape varieties.
Ex-air hostess makes history as French wine-tasting champion
Brava! This competition is no joke.
Elizabeth Banks wants to make wine fun again. That could be serious business
At least the marketing has been brilliant so far.
Michelin Is Now Rating Wineries. The Wine World Is Skeptical.
As they should be.
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