Brutal weather threatens vineyards, Chianti rosé, latest global wine stats
This week Sam discusses weather hazards around the world, the latest statistics from the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV), changes to the Chianti DOCG and a few scholarship opportunit...
22 Mai 8min
2025 bordeaux en primeur, France to uproot vines, OIV call for proposals
This week Sam discusses a new wave of WSET diploma graduates, Trump tariffs, the 2025 Bordeaux en primeur campaign, France’s plan for more uprooting, Pernod Ricard and Brown-Foreman calling off merger...
8 Mai 6min
2024 port update, St Supéry buys Rudd, Caterpillar acquires Monarch, tariff refund help
This week Sam discusses 2024 vintage declarations for port, St Supéry’s acquisition of Rudd, Caterpillar’s acquisition of Monarch tractors, a frost on the US East Coast, updated information on the fro...
24 Apr 6min
UK wine production booming, Georgian exports up, Cava’s latest loss, frost updates
This week Sam discusses frost damage in France, ANSES’ battle to do away with copper fungicides, new data on champagne and Georgian wine exports, the continued boom in UK wine production, Juvé y Camps...
10 Apr 7min
RIP Michel Rolland, California vineyards shrink, Method Oregon launched
This week Sam discusses the death of Michel Rolland, the effect of rising oil prices on the wine industry, Argentina’s declining consumption, Germany’s changing export market, California’s shrinking v...
20 Mar 6min
Harvest starts down under; Jackson Family news, pruning by kayak, French co-ops in crisis
This week Sam discusses flooding in Bordeaux and Victoria, Champagne’s emission reductions, the plight of two co-operatives in the Pyrénées-Orientales, Jackson Family’s recent closure and acquisition,...
13 Mar 5min
Flooding in Bordeaux and Victoria, bribery at Southern Glazer’s, tariff update
This week Sam discusses Trump tariffs, flooding in Bordeaux and Victoria, lawsuits in France over copper fungicides, the complete buyout of Freixenet Cava by Germany’s Henkell group and bribery at Sou...
6 Mar 6min
