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.
World of Nothing: A Wine Free Future
Staring into the sun.
Meet 5 Gen Z Sommeliers Bucking Anti-drinking Trends
Young names to know
From Detachment to Encounter: Wine Education in the Age of Resilience
An interesting think piece.
Italy’s Three Musketeers and Their Island Wine
How many MWs does it take to revive a vineyard?
How Wine Can Blaze a Trail to a Much Brighter Future
Much to agree with here.
Marking a Year of Loss in Napa Valley
A lot of big names on this list. RIP.
How a Russian winery group illegally smuggled its bottles into a longstanding San Francisco wine competition
Like smuggling drugs.
‘Teeming with bugs:’ Washington winery accused of unsanitary practices
Something smells funny here.
Canada stuck with millions in unsold US alcohol
A conundrum.
Is America’s political instability hurting the wine industry?
Yes.
Fifty years ago, seven wineries put Napa Valley on the map. They’ll be celebrating all year long.
The first of many stories on the 50th anniversary of the Judgment of Paris
2025 was the year orange wine died in the Bay Area
The dangers of fashion.
Georgian Wines Are Built to Age
And a bunch of them are orange.
Foreigners Are Snapping up ‘Dream’ Chateaus on Fire Sale as France’s Wine Industry Struggles
Now’s the time for you to buy.
What wines are worth cellaring?
Jancis on ageworthiness.
15 Unconventional Wine Terms, Explained
A contemporary glossary of sorts.
Geoffrey Dean: enotourism delights in Switzerland’s Vaud region
An overview.
Star winemaker in emerging American region shows old-guard elites how it’s done
A nice profile of Nova.
Elegance with a Value Twist: US Wines Growing Beyond Napa Cabernet Sauvignon
A rambling piece.
The Champagne Made With Rare, Ancient Grapes
Not the arbane of your existence.
Women get drunk faster than men due to biology not tolerance
Science has some thoughts.
Beaujolais Remains One Of The Wine World’s Smartest Buys
Couldn’t agree more.
WHAT I’VE LEARNED | Jancis Robinson MW OBE
An interview with Jancis.
