EU wine industry aid, Ireland’s health labels, German exports grow, China’s white-wine boom
This week Sam discusses the European Commission’s support for the EU wine industry, Thailand’s move to end restrictions on alcohol sales, Catena exiting the Irish market, a decline in Germany’s wine p...
28 Mar 20258min
Nervous wine-export markets, Jumilla’s smallest-ever harvest, Australian Ark takes top prize
This week Sam discusses Trump’s tariff war, declining demand for New Zealand wine, Jumilla’s smallest and earliest harvest on record, the winner of the André Simon Drink Book Award, and a new educatio...
22 Mar 20256min
Alcohol tariffs, South Africa tax rise, a copper alternative, RIP Rudi Wiest, Rhône Roots
This week Sam discusses Trump’s tariff war, higher taxes in South Africa, a possible alternative to using copper in vineyards, a new Regenerative Organic Certified producer, the passing of Rudi Wiest,...
14 Mar 20256min
Trump’s tariff war hits US wine, Constellation Brands rumours, new wine-studies scholarship
This week Sam discusses Trump’s tariff war and the responses from Canada, Mexico and China, speculations on Constellation exiting the wine business, Austria’s 2024 vintage, the first South African win...
7 Mar 20258min
RIP Peter Sichel, more Trump tariffs, organic non-alcoholic wine, Bordeaux’s 2024 harvest
This week Sam discusses Trump’s job reinstatements and tariff announcements, the legalisation of organic de-alcoholised wine in the EU, the EU lowering the minimum alcohol requirements of sherry, a de...
28 Feb 20257min
New MWs, Trump's mass firings impact US wine, WHO pushes health warning labels for alcohol
This week Sam discusses four new Masters of Wine, Trump’s slashing of federal jobs and the impact on the wine industry, the WHO’s crusade to put warning labels on alcohol, and Berkshire Hathaway's inv...
21 Feb 20256min
Bordeaux’s new cru bourgeois lists, Trump tariffs and funding freezes, UK budget impacts
This week Sam discusses Bordeaux’s new cru bourgeois classification, Trump tariffs and funding freezes, UK budget impacts on the wine industry and the passing of Walter Mastroberardino. You can read t...
14 Feb 20258min
Bottle lightweighting gains support, South Africa's rising exports, new smoke taint study
This week Sam discusses Accolade and Albert Heijn signing the Bottle Weight Accord, rising exports from South Africa, a new study on smoke taint, and an environmentally friendly way to produce non-alc...
31 Jan 20256min
