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.
From ash to glass: volcanic wine is exploding in popularity
Erupting on the scene you might say.
Proposed Federal Legislation Alarms Vineyard Owners, Bars States from Regulating Pesticides and Insecticides
This is definitely a call-your-representative kind of thing. Awful bill.
The vineyard in collapse: Santorini faces its worst harvest year
Chilling.
Charles Everett Is Shining a Light on Black-Owned Wine Brands
Nice profile. Good mission.
Isa Bal MS on Trivet’s unique wine philosophy
Isa is a rockstar.
What could challenge Provence for rosé dominance?
Plenty of wines just as good from many places around the world.
Why are more media companies branching out into wine?
Gotta do something to compete with that NPR wine club.
Andrew Jefford: ‘1975: the wine world was about to blossom like a cherry tree’
Decanter celebrates 50 years.
Eliza Dumais: A hatred so sweet
Don’t get no respect.
Lebanese winemaker strains to keep business alive through war and drought
Buy Lebanese wine. It’s good and they need the help.
Previous Napa wildfires were ‘apocalyptic’ for wineries. This one is different
The winds blew the right way, for starters, but Napa was far more ready this time.
Smoldering ashes at Napa vineyard seen as possible cause of Pickett Fire
Pretty awful if some contract vineyard crew started this.
Champagne foil remains ‘optional’ after two-year legal battle
A tiny win for the environment.
Geoffrey Dean: How to find paradise as a wine tourist in Salta
A nice guide.
Meet the Winery Powering America’s Next Great Wine Region
Arizona wine goes upscale.
Rioja’s Wine Is Better Than Ever Right Now—Here’s Why
Robb Report on the new trends in Rioja.
China’s Wine Companies Struggle as Losses Deepen in 2025
Not encouraging.
Austria’s 25% organic milestone
Now THAT is news worth shouting about. Bravo.
Glassware Is Getting Weird and Wobbly
Looks like the Salvador Dali catalog of wine stems.
