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.
In Wine Country, Sales Are Down and Fraud Is Rampant
Kind of a rehash of old stories.
We Champion Eating Locally, Why Don’t We Do The Same For Wine?
Drink local!
The World’s Top 10 Wine Destinations for 2026
Well, someone’s top destinations anyway.
In Y2K L.A., white Zinfandel was Sunset Boulevard’s ‘gateway drug’
Nice piece on the wine side of LA.
Napa Wineries Strangled by Red Tape
Vote them all out.
Nothing wasted: Taiwan’s circular wine revolution
Fascinating.
How much does one hectare cost to buy around the world?
Can you guess where it’s priciest? You’re probably wrong.
Soul of the South: Italy’s wild, chaotic and creative southern wines
There is not one south. There are many.
Marselan Finds a Happy Home in China
But will it ever be great?
P!nk Built A Real Winery—And Hid It From Everyone For Years
Alicia Moore is serious about wine.
Pétrus’ Milena De Waele on what sommeliers want from suppliers
The other Petrus.
Five winemakers shaping the ‘new California’
According to the Wine Institute.
Léoville Barton Brings Up its Double Century
The estate’s director offers perspective on the past.
The Great Napa Wines Made From the Valley’s Old Vines
Long live old vines!
How a Volatile Trade Landscape Is Transforming Wine Pricing
Shit’s getting complicated.
What Happens If Wine Becomes Just Another Luxury?
Let’s not let it go the way of Opera.
The loneliness behind Gen Z’s sobriety
Drinking less BECAUSE they’re more isolated.
A 21st-century A–Z of wine, part 2
Part two of Jancis’ alphabet.
‘Widespread devastation’: Frost damages grape buds across multiple Eastern states
Rough.
