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.
Is terroir useless in today’s market?
Randy is always thoughtful.
Tuk-tuk thief admits £24,000 wine heist in London
Put him away!
How a mountaintop Chilean winery is harnessing the earth’s energy to disrupt the global wine market
When money is no object…
French Court Tries Winemaker for Selling Counterfeit Champagne
Busted.
Tariffs, Pricing, and Volume
Some maths on price increases vs. sucking it up
How the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Impacts the Drinks Industry
Betsy Andrews digs in.
Challenges for an Unknown Wine Region
Simon looks at Herzigovina
SevenFifty Daily’s 2025 Drinks Innovators
A couple of important wine names in this list.
Champagne exports are slowly climbing
That’s some good news.
This California wine paradise all but vanished. Now there’s a quest to revive it
A deep dive on a treasure trove of old vines that hangs in the balance.
Why I traveled hundreds of miles to this disappearing California wine region
More from Esther.
Use of Portuguese oak on the rise
Why not?
Strategy 2025 revisited – back to Australian wine’s future
Max Allen gives us a window into the thinking Down Under.
Ecosystems: All creatures great and not so small
Biodiversity matters.
The Trump Administration and Wine: How Is This Pairing Going?
A look at the bumpy road.
It’s time to start collecting more Oregon wines
Just don’t buy too many. I don’t want to have to pay more!
California wine giant closing facility, laying off dozens
Gallo nips and tucks.
‘I should get a say in how my dollars are spent’: Local wineries respond to proposed wine tax
Heated discussion about a Wine Improvement District.
Rosé has peaked, say French wine makers as focus shifts to white
Well, it was fun while it lasted.
This S.F. winery is closing — and so is a chapter in the city’s history
Bye bye August West.
Why Doesn’t Anyone Want to Make French Wine Anymore?
Because it’s hard work, pays little, and people aren’t drinking.
San Joaquin Valley farmers face wine industry downturn. Vineyards being abandoned
The vineyards that no one ever visits.
Wine, Food and Friends with Alecia Moore (stage name P!nk), Owner and Winemaker of Two Wolves Wine
A conversation between Karen MacNeil and P!nk about why wine matters
