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.
Wines by the Glass: How Some Restaurants Do It Right, and Why
Such an important column from Eric Asimov.
Gangs spend £500,000 faking wine bottles and labels
Says Maureen Downey.
What the Trump Tariffs Mean for the US Fine Wine Market
Jeff Siegel offers his thoughts.
Duckhorn discontinued this classic Napa wine brand. What will happen to its flashy new tasting room?
The new Peeps headquarters?
Wine Fraud Rocks Switzerland
That’s what he gets for emulating the French.
Napa Valley winery owner pleads guilty in federal tax fraud case
“Off the books” should have been a tipoff.
A 3-year-old flying in business class was served a glass of wine — and his mother is not happy
And it WASN’T Air France!
When Vintage Wine Estates Collapsed, Paula Kornell Paved Her Own Path
Don’t panic.
Divine intervention: how does the Vatican wine market work?
A good place to buy apparently.
California wine executives plead guilty to $360,000 bribery scheme
Haven’t we just assumed this happens all the time?
Francis Ford Coppola on 50 Years of Winemaking, Trump’s Tariffs, and Why You Can’t Stream Megalopolis Yet
The GQ interview.
This Sparkling Wine Is Having a Surprising Comeback—so I Went to Italy to See How It’s Made
The Lambrusco adventure.
The Opportunities and Challenges of Making Wine in Volcanic Soil
Taste the volcano!
Some winegrowers say organic is expensive. Others say that’s ‘a myth’
It’s definitely more expensive. But is it too expensive?
