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.
Phylloxera detected in the Canary Islands
Ruh roh. This ain’t good.
A plan to boost Sonoma’s struggling wine industry has erupted into controversy
Any discussion of something that would result in millions to market a wine region is worth having.
The Ensh*ttification of the Wine Industry
“We’re doing it to ourselves…”
Jamie Goode: Has wine lost its cool – for good?
Jamie says we’re asking the wrong questions.
Will tariffs help or hurt CA’s wine industry?
Yes. But mostly hurt.
Spain’s Wine Revolution
Andy Neather is excited.
Lyle wineries assess damage from Burdoin fire, start to reopen
You can show your support by buying.
Some People are Calling for Wine Drinking to be More Mindful. Not me.
Robert wants us to remember what most wine is.
Recommended richer Chardonnays
If that’s your style.
‘We need more trees, not bougie vineyards’: Napa winery gets heat over Redwood lawsuit
Border dispute.
AI is coming to ag: It’s not if, but when
Ag will use it before wine does.
Local wineries close due to Gifford Fire evacuation warnings
Santa Barbara under threat.
Science, Soil & Sustainability: Insights from the Organic & Biodynamic Winegrowing Conference 2025
A nice summary.
Some California winemakers don’t want tariffs on their European competitors. Here’s why
Because it’s all the same supply chain.
How to talk about white wine in 2025
Or maybe, just more fun?
Caroline Frey steps back from French estates to focus on Swiss vineyards
The call of the alphorn.
Wine Without Borders
Love this! I wish I could visit.
Bordeaux revives light, chilled red wine that gave claret its name
Get thee a carafe of Clairet.
The Winemaker Who Took a Chance on Single-Vineyard Aligoté
The amazing Sylvain Pataille.
How Protectionist Wine and Liquor Laws Violate the Constitution
The Supreme Court knows it. The lower courts are ignoring that.
How High Will Tariffs Go on Imported Wine?
Don’t ask.
‘Is It Happening?’: Trump’s Tariffs Bring Uncertainty to Beaujolais
And every other French wine region.
Meet South African Cinsault, Your Next Red Wine Crush
So worth it.
French fires: our wine will taste of smoke, says family who lost it all
Disaster in Corbières.
Hugh Johnson: ‘Among wine lovers the goal should be simply appreciation’
Scissors and cow gum?
The New Marketing Playbook for Wineries
Culture and connection.
