France's prolonged summer heat and drought are shrinking grape development across major wine regions, with Champagne growers expecting yields to fall around 10% and harvests beginning weeks earlier than normal. The post French heatwave to cut Champagne yields by 10%...
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Opus One Announces Planned Retirement of Winemaker Michael Silacci After 2026 Harvest
July 9, 2026 (Oakville, CA) — Opus One Winery today announces that Winemaker Michael Silacci will retire following the completion of the 2026 harvest. Silacci’s 25‑year tenure has greatly shaped [...]
Spirits for the World Cup Knockout Round: July 9, 2026
Absente is made by Distilleries et Domaines de Provence, a producer founded in 1898 in Forcalquier, a region known for herbal spirits such as pastis, génépi, and traditional plant‑based liqueurs. The base spirit is infused with wormwood, anise, and Mediterranean...
📺I Ripped Out an Apple Orchard to Plant Vines
Brendan just got back from overseas and walked straight into crunch time: three and a half hectares of bare, ripped-up hillside that needs to become a vineya...
Côtes du Rhône Launches Avignon, “Refresh Your Wine”, a New Campaign Dedicated to Chilled Wines
With this new campaign, the Côtes du Rhône appellation refreshes the codes of freshness and asserts a modern, accessible and uninhibited vision of wine. July 9, 2026 (Avignon, France) — [...]
John Deere Owners Will Get the Right to Repair Their Own Equipment Under a New FTC Settlement
WASHINGTON — It looks like John Deere owners can soon feel free to fix their own machines. The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly...
The World’s Largest Sake Festival Returns to Tokyo Aiming to Engage Younger Generations and Expand Overseas Markets
July 9, 2026 — On June 19 and 20, 2026, the 17th Sake Fair, organized by the Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association (JSS), was held in Tokyo for the [...]
A Twenty-Sixth-Generation Vision: Alessia Antinori Appointed President of Primum Familiae Vini
Under her 2026–2027 presidency, the association of twelve of the world’s leading wine families Will explore art, architecture and wine — three expressions of enduring legacy. July 9, 2026 — [...]
🎧📺Are RTDs Actually a Fad? | The VinePair Podcast
Adam and Joanna respond to a listener question: are RTDs actually a fad? Despite emerging in the late 2010s and becoming a significant part of the beverage a...
