France's copper limits challenge organics, California fruit left unpicked, Douro oversupply
This week Sam discusses harvest in Austria, Savoie and California, Douro’s oversupply plan, Gallo’s acquisition of Whiny Baby, a surge in wine imports to India, Académie Internationale du Vin’s open l...
19 Sep 20259min
Tariffs head to Supreme Court, ketchup pays more than wine, alcohol guideline report shelved
This week Sam discusses Trump tariffs, a new development with US alcohol guidelines, yield forecasts for harvest in France and Italy, findings on how yeast strains fare amid high temperatures in viney...
12 Sep 20256min
Mercosur–EU trade talks, wildfire updates, Austria and Cava hit organic goals
This week Sam discusses wildfires in Napa and Galicia, Trump tariffs, a new trade agreement between Mercosur and the EU, hail in Southwest France, Austria and DO Cava hitting organic milestones and th...
6 Sep 20258min
EU wildfires set record, Château Lafleur leaves Pomerol, Canada lifts tariffs on US wine
This week Sam discusses wildfires in Napa and Spain, Château Lafleur leaving the Pomerol and Bordeaux appellations, Canada lifting tariffs on US wine, Champagne no longer requiring foils on their bott...
29 Aug 20257min
Tariff effects, wildfires threaten Iberia and Napa Valley, To Kalon a trademark
This week Sam discusses Trump tariffs, wildfires in Spain and in Napa Valley, the beginning of harvest in Baden, Columbia Valley, Alsace, Muscadet and Champagne, minuscule harvests for Santorini and L...
22 Aug 20259min
Phylloxera hits Canaries, US alcohol consumption plummets, harvest 2025 starts
This week Sam discusses emergency funding for Corbières, phylloxera in the Canary Islands, projections for 2025 wine production for France, plummeting US exports to Canada, US alcohol consumption hitt...
15 Aug 20257min
Wildfires burn Aude, Corsica and California, super-light wine bottles, new GI for Argentina
This week Sam discusses recent fires in the Aude, Corsica and California, a Chinese alcohol retailer closing 1,500 stores, a new geographical indication for Argentina, two potential mining projects th...
8 Aug 20256min
Harvest starts in France, new US tariff concerns, Gallo winery closure
This week Sam discusses the start of harvest in France, new developments in Trump tariffs, the closing of another E & J Gallo winery, Wine Australia’s latest export report and the latest industry repo...
1 Aug 20257min
