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.
Buyer at major California grocery chain took bribes to carry certain wines, prosecutors claim
Busted.
How Women Are Breathing New Life Into Georgia’s 8,000-Year Wine Tradition
Alice talks Georgian wine. With great photos.
Scientists Just Found a Clever ‘Fix’ for Smoky, Wildfire-Tainted Wine
It ain’t a “fix” yet, not by a long shot, but it is an intriguing discovery.
Garbage Collector’s Focus on Fine Wine
Gotta start following this guy…
They changed the California wine paradigm. Now this winemaking duo is splitting up
End of an era.
Tariffs Have Transformed the Wine World as We Know It
Tracing the impacts.
The 25 Biggest Wine Trends of the Last 25 Years, From the Burgundy Boom to Orange Wine
The only major one I think Ray is missing is the change in the wine media landscape.
What sets volcanic wines apart? Winemakers share their insights on this rare craft
Deliciousness.
Amidst a slow wine market, winemakers say they’re struggling this harvest
On NPR no less.
Zürich’s winemakers step into the spotlight
A local guide.
The Seven Wonders of Wine World: Iconic Bottles That Define Modern Wine Culture
Some great wines in these lists.
My favorite book about wine finally has a sequel
A spiritual sequel, says Esther Mobley.
Why restaurants are ditching hefty wine lists for the personal touch
Many reasons.
England’s wine industry is growing dangerously fast
Jancis Robinson worries about a grape surplus.
Let’s reconsider how we think about alcohol levels
In which I make a small cameo.
Nicolas Potel: Pioneer of Burgundy
A remembrance.
A Bureaucratic Blunder 250 Years Ago Led to a Wine We Still Love Today
Accidentally Spätlese.
France reclaims its crown in the wine World Tasting Championship
Look at those purple teeth.
How to Start an Independent Wine Brand in 2025
No one should really be considering this.
British man to plead guilty in $100 million US wine fraud case
Lock ‘em up!
Not Having a Written Wine List Is Trendy—and a Bad Idea
I gotta agree with this one. Unless you’ve got only 4 wines.
What Wine Can Teach Us About Climate Change
Wine gets into Time Magazine.
