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.
Singular beauty
Andrew Jefford contemplates an essence of Alsace.
I Transitioned at the Peak of My Wine Career—and Wine Tastes Different Now
A brave journey.
“Not all those who wander are lost.” ~ J.R.R. Tolkien
Some excellent points made here about topophilia. Don’t know what that is? Read on.
Wine Is Swinging for the Fences With Sports Advertising — Is It Working?
For those with the connections, yes.
How Social Media Propelled the ‘Cult’ Wine World Into Absurdity
Instagram is the new Robert Parker?
Ancient DNA proves Chianti was once a white wine mecca
Times change.
Andrew Jefford: ‘We’ve got a wine revolution on our hands’
Look up, says Jefford. At the heights.
The 20-year-old LA wine bar that helped shape how California eats
More about food than wine, but an interesting history.
Rediscovering Wine’s Magic Triangle
Take me to the triangle!!
This Napa Valley winery wants you back so bad, it got rid of its tasting fee
Hopefully the first of many.
A 175-Year-Old Shipwreck, Lots of Booze and an Island’s Quest to Survive
What a cool story!
Scientists pop the cork on the hidden chemistry inside wine bottles
Inside the cork.
Eileen Crane, who helped put California sparkling wine on the map, dies at 77
RIP to a lady legend.
Meet the star California winemakers with beer, whiskey and other drinks projects beyond wine
Vermouth, beer, brandy, whiskey. It’s not just all wine all the time.
The chemistry that shapes the texture of wine
Forget how it tastes, tell me how it feels.
Sancerre Faces Flinty Future
Margaret Rand on changing climes.
Mexican Wine Breaks All the Rules
In the best ways.
Revino Receives $4.8M Grant to Build First California Bottle Reuse Facility, Begins Deploying Washed Bottles for Reuse
It’s rare I link to a press release, but I think this is a fabulous initiative.
China seizes 75,000 cases of counterfeit alcohol
We want as much of this as they’re willing to do.
Another Wine Giant Goes B Corp. Is Certification Becoming a Competitive Necessity?
An interesting question.
Afterword: What Should I Do with My Winery?
A checklist from Ted Hall.
Italy launches new ‘crisis fund’ for winemakers in Trentino
And American winemakers are jealous.
Poor Fruit Set, Fewer Sellers Kindles Competition for 2026 Harvest
Changing conditions ahead, says the road sign.
