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.
The Empire Strikes Back
A nice piece by Simon Woolf.
You’re Talking About Wine All Wrong
Neuroenology? What will they think of next?
A Match Made at Montoni
A Robert Camuto story.
Challenging the WHO “no safe level” dogma
An dense, exacting read of important facts.
French interest in Japan wine
Jancis on the new Étienne de Montille investment.
‘Pinot Noir at Midnight’ is overall winner at Wine Photographer of the Year awards
Always fun to check out the images.
The growing fraud case of Reserva de la Tierra
The sad thing is that this probably happens a lot.
Stained, warped and terroir rich: the global and shockingly sustainable lives of wine barrels
Nice piece on the good ‘ole barrel.
It sat vacant for years. Will this famed Wine Country estate finally get its second chance?
The reincarnation of Ravenswood.
Back to the Future of Wine: The Richard Sommer Story
The Oregon pioneer.
How Singapore Became Southeast Asia’s Wine Powerhouse — And Where It’s Headed
The new Hong Kong for wine?
5,000-year-old sealed wine jars discovered in Egypt to reveal science of ancient wine making
Bring mummy some wine, dear.
Champagne shipments finally on the up
Positive news.
How to Travel With Wine (Without Shattering the Bottle)
Not that complicated. Wrapped in a t-shirt will do.
Lighter Wine Bottles have Heavy Impact
Bravo Albeisa!!
Optimism for New Zealand wine amid export woes
Excellent raw material, as they say.
Why the world’s ‘oldest field blend’ delivers harmonious wine
Long Live Old Vines!
Provence’s cool new hiking retreat (with wine at its heart)
“Climb mountains, down rosé” is a slogan I can really get behind.
How ‘magical’ whites are the next big thing from NZ’s Central Otago
There are some lovely whites made in Central.
How a Legendary Napa Valley Winery Is Returning to Its Former Glory
Albeit with a very different style of winemaking.
Rippon’s Problem with Being Pretty
It’s really an issue.
Winemakers finding Trump’s tariffs hard to swallow
BBC talks tariffs.
