Hello and welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I spend each week trolling the web for everything published about wine online, and here’s everything that I think would be worth your valuable time.

‘Drops of God’ Asks a Great Question: Are Wine People Good People?
A nice analysis by Jason Wilson.

Napa Valley’s ‘Master Blender,’ one of the world’s greatest winemakers, has died
A legend who changed the wine world. RIP.

Michel Rolland, Prominent Wine Consultant and Vintner, Dies at 78
The Spectator obit.

RIP Michel Rolland, A Hero of 20th and 21st Century Wine.
A remembrance from Robert Joseph.

The Promise—and Limits—of Biochar in the Vineyard
What works, what doesn’t.

How Ozempic Changed the Way I Taste Wine
Interesting.

Wine Isn’t Risk-Free — but It May Not Be the Biggest Health Threat on Your Table
Amen.

Wine Tastes Different After the Second Sip — Here’s Why
Get primed.

A.I. Is Coming for the Sommeliers
But not in the way you think.

Against the grain: wine lovers ‘live longer’ than beer drinkers
More stories like this, please.

Tokaj is so much more than a sweet wine
Jancis on dry Furmint.

From the old to the new: Pompeii project revives ancient wine making tradition
Reborn from the ashes.

Arizona vineyards produce a surprising variety of grapes in unexpected places
80 different varieties in the ground.

I Went All the Way to Tokyo and Found Myself Drinking a New York State Wine
Go FLX!

The Science Behind Vertical Shoot Positioning in Vineyards
Vertical thinking.

Is your fine wine a fake? How wax and DNA can outfox the impostors
Interesting approach.

Meet Jack Zhang: The Man Starting All Over in China’s Wine Slump
Sort of wine.