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.
President Trump to Rename State of Virginia “Legacy Napa Valley”
A new initiative (check the date)
For Wine, Tariffs Mean Fear, Uncertainty and Higher Prices
Eric Asimov on the pain to come.
These photographs offer fresh perspectives on the lives of wines and vineyard workers
Always fun to check out the photos.
How a rare pink wine grape found a home in Napa Valley
Koshu in Napa. Who’d a thunk?
Low in Alcohol, High in Flavor: Meet the Lean Red Wines of the Central Coast
Grenache, baby.
Oregon’s Aims for a Sparkling Future
All the right ingredients.
How Will Tariffs on Every Imported Bottle of Wine Impact U.S. Consumers?
They’ll buy less.
Why Selling Wine in Chinese Restaurants Is So Hard?
A tough pairing?
This wine is making a comeback in California — and Clarksburg has plenty
Chenin rocks!
Wine, With or Without Alcohol?
Spectator covers low and no.
Who Drank Wine in Ancient Troy? New Research Suggests Just About Everyone
Not just for Achilles.
Everything You Need to Know About Wine Made From Old Vines
Well, almost everything.
California’s cannabis capital is ‘dead in the water.’ Can it become the next great wine region?
Probably not.
Bulking Up
Bulk wine isn’t a 4-letter word.
American Wine Sector Contemplates the Tariff Fallout
Jeff Siegel on tariffs.
Nation’s largest alcohol wholesaler to settle contentious lawsuit
Someone didn’t want to go through discovery….
Zinfandel – California’s other red
Jancis waxes poetic on Tribidrag.
Devil’s Advocate: Thoughts About the Trump Tariffs
Robert Joseph, thoughtful as always.
Ex-lawyer quit her desk job to run a wine company—now she’s worth $2.6 billion, with a gig she says doesn’t feel like work
A (brief) profile of historically press-shy Barbara Banke.
EU seeks unity in first strike back at Trump tariffs
Trade war? What trade war?
Bordeaux En Primeur Dives into Uncertainty
The word of the month… uncertainty.
Why Winemakers Are Trading Their Wood Vats for Glass Globes
Demijohns and bigger.
