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

Marc Kent on Porseleinberg 2024 and the birth of a SA wine icon
One of the world’s great Syrahs.

Once-iconic NYC wine seller Sherry-Lehmann loses lawsuit over alleged smear campaign
Flailing all the way to the grave.

Vinum ex Machina: the winemaker gets forty tries, the machine gets a million
Wanna get geeky? Here’s a deep dive into AI use in the wine industry.

Storm in a wine glass – AI and wine writing
Another take on the recent controversy.

Horos Karası: a rare Turkish grape that crossed borders
Ancient history manifest in rare grapes.

A New Zealand challenge for white burgundy?
Jancis tastes some blind and not blind.

Argentina Reloaded! A tasting by Paz Levinson showing the cutting edge of Argentina’s wine offering
A very cool selection of wines, including some of my favorites.

Has natural wine stolen organic’s thunder?
It’s easier to sell apparently.

How to get Gen Z interested in fine wine
Some opinions from the UK.

Testing the Value of the Pomerol Name
Or more correctly, the absence of it.

The End of Wine? Not So Fast.
A non-wine publication takes a shot at the question

Biodynamics beyond Burgundy: domaines Pélican and Clau de Nell
Jura stars talk farming.

Wine is ‘soft diplomacy’, says Napa winery owner
The teetotaling tangerine doesn’t care.

California’s Holy Grail: The Good $20 to $30 Wine
Eric Asimov tackles table wine.

Deidesheim Is the Tiny German Wine Town You’ve Never Heard Of—And It Now Has a Three-Star Michelin Restaurant
Wine and dine, German style?

20,000 bottles of rare wine worth millions remain unclaimed after implosion of NYC’s Sherry-Lehmann
Go get your wine, people!

Machines Are Replacing This Centuries-Old Sparkling Wine Tradition
A dying art.

Delta Air Lines Will Let You Check 12 Bottles Of Wine Free From Five California Airports
Every airline should do this.

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou’s New Winery Has 80 Vats and QR Codes — But Still Racks by Candlelight
Because, romance.

Gavin Newsom on His Life in the Wine World
Love the last answer in this interview.

Vesuvius Unearths a New Generation of Winemakers
The other volcano.

Could California’s wine grape oversupply turn into a shortage?
It always does. And the cycle continues.

After a Decade of Momentum, What’s Next for Hungarian Wine?
Underappreciated for it’s dry wines.

You Don’t Need an Itinerary for British Columbia’s Wine Country—Just a Sauna and a Bike
Don’t forget your wine glass!