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.
Can Organic and Biodynamic Farming Actually Improve Yields?
The answer is: possibly over time.
The evolving languages of Pinot Noir
Meg Maker analyzes vocabulary through the ages.
‘I don’t want people to buy Palestinian wines because they feel bad about Palestine’
You should anyway.
Federal Court Strikes Down Ohio Wine Shipping Ban
The Spectator on the Ohio case.
The most beautiful wine destinations in the world
Not a particularly adventurous list.
Greece has conquered white wine. Now it’s making exceptional rosé
Jancis likes her pink.
Isola e Olena’s Unusual Italian
A profile of Emanuele Reolon
French drink more beer than wine for first time
End times.
Ultra-processed wines… and how to avoid them
Not quite sure what high polyphenol content or alcohol levels have to do with this…
Why More Wineries Are Betting on High-Volume Wines
Accessibility
Celebrating 50 Years of Great American Wines
Eric is right. The improvement over the last 50 years is staggering.
I Looked at 1,000 Wine Lists. The Data Says the State of Fine Wine is Boring and Overpriced.
Some very interesting insights from data here.
The Big Interview: Honore Comfort
One of the biggest forces in US wine.
Take Five
On the subject of vintages.
The U.S. will never have a ‘European wine culture’
Some thoughts from Sean Sullivan.
Can New Zealand diversify?
It has, the exports haven’t caught up.
What Wine Trends Tell Us About Market Opportunities
Randy Caparoso says we’re not listening to consumers.
All you need to know about the new Bordeaux Claret classification
A Primer.
$115 Billion U.S. Wine Market Enters ‘Reset’ Amid Shifting Consumer Trends
Liz Thach runs down the numbers.
Acquerello’s Gianpaolo Paterlini
A nice profile of one of California’s top wine directors.
Andrew Jefford on Rioja: Why I love these ‘magnificent’ wines
There is a new Rioja.
Napa Valley’s Reckoning
If you’re not reading Ted Hall’s articles on Napa you’re missing out.
