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.
A New Perspective on Italian Wine
Robert Camuto’s last column at the Wine Spectator.
A door closes. More open.
Robert Camuto does something of a greatest hits recap of his WS columns.
Just Say “Le Domaine.”
A really lovely piece by Meg Maker.
The New California Wine Region You Should Know
Eric Asimov SLOs down.
Uruguay is the Cow Capital Every Serious Wine Collector Is Overlooking
Amen.
Terroir Terror in the Loire
Some inside baseball here, for those keeping track of obscure Loire appellation rules.
Jason Millar: how Italy’s red wines are adapting to a changing market
Not standing still.
Canada’s Only ‘Desert’ Is Also One of Its Most Exciting Wine Regions—Here’s How to Explore It
And Osoyoos is fun to say.
What You Want It To Be
Musings on scholarship and wine.
One Last Drink with Esther
After a decade Esther Mobley is departing as the Senior Wine Critic at the SF Chronicle.
The Moments that Defined California Wine Over the Last 10 Years
Esther’s last column.
Wine Harks Back to the USSR
Consolidation isn’t pretty.
Viticulture is at a crossroads – but are new varieties really welcome?
Jamie Goode looks at hybrids.
Ted Seghesio Goes Back to the Cellar
But under a new brand.
How alleged California grocery store wine bribery scheme worked
Bad stuff that we all knew was happening.
Napa winery salesman among six indicted in alleged bribery scheme
The local angle.
I’m From the East Coast and This Is the Best Wine Region in New York—With Access to 11 Glacial Lakes and 140 Wineries
Travel and Leisure does FLX.
Wine Struggles to Recruit New Consumers
Not out of the woods yet.
This Was the Open That Bottle Night We Needed
Dottie and John do a roundup of OTBN.
Zinfandel – the beauty of age
Jancis loves the taste of old vines.
One Singular Sensation
Lettie spends some quality time with Vernatsch.
