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.
Wine Tourism Is Drying Up and Nobody Saw It Coming
Blame the hotels.
Sonoma Wineries Prepare For Possible Impacts from Immigration Enforcement
Disgusting that we have to think about this.
Updated: Supreme Court Is Next Stop for Wine Importer’s Lawsuit Against Trump’s Trade War
Rooting for this guy with all my heart.
Mimi Casteel would like a conversation
Mimi is a star.
Pouring into the future: Will Australia’s wine rebound hold?
Let’s hope.
‘I made a mistake. I am ruined’: winemaker jailed for selling fake Champagne
Um, no one mistakenly carbonates Spanish wine and puts Champagne on the label.
Cork in your wine bottle has dodged Trump’s tariffs
A tiny bright spot for wine amidst terrible tariffs.
BREAKING: US Alcohol Guidelines in Chaos as Watchdog Killed and Report Buried
What a mess, and it’s only going to get messier.
How Screaming Eagle Became a Cult Wine
The whole raptorous history.
Is it time to look at Chinese wine again?
The great success story might not be.
Wine tariff threat persists as US court ruling leaves importers in limbo
Not out of the woods by a long shot.
California’s wine harvest is shaping up to be even more brutal than last year
Cue photos of grapes withering on the vine and piles of uprooted vineyards.
Inside Ancient Rome’s Bacchanalia: What wine fueled the party?
Whatever it was, it was sweet. Can you imagine the hangovers?
Walk-in tastings are back in Napa Valley. Here’s why
Good riddance, COVID appointments.
10 California Wine Producers Worth Getting to Know Now
Definitely agree with a bunch of these recommendations. Not all.
California harvest 2025 begins: Insights from across the state
An excellent rundown on the impending vintage.
Peter Sichel remembered
A corbières legend.
The perfect storm in a glass: The threats darkening Spanish wine’s horizon
Weather, politics, and more.
Napa court ruling on Dalla Valle winery addresses wine trade visits
Thank heavens someone saw some sense.
California Rhône Legends Converge for Historic Tasting
Matt Kettmann reports on Rhône whites tasting.
Joanna Nerantzi on the dedication & skills needed to be a top sommelier
Nice profile.
This classic Napa Valley winery closed this year. Now it’s back with new owners
Newton resurrected.
Where are they now? Marina Gayan MW’s Journey as South America’s first Master of Wine
Checking in with Marina Gayan.
