From Pommard to Dijon, the tiny clone number attached to your favorite grape may matter more than where it's grown. Here’s how vine selection is elevating quality, battling climate chaos and reshaping the taste of modern wine.
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📺Myths about “natural” wine: exploring three key approaches to modern winemaking
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Industry, brace for change: Momentum builds behind Global Plastics Treaty
Six months after plastics treaty talks stalled, a new INC chair revives hopes for a Global Plastics Treaty. What this means for industry, regulation and packaging policy.
📺Master of Wine Tastes a Near Forty-Year-Old Bordeaux
In this video, I'll discuss why some red wines age well and others do not, the importance of proper wine storage, and how to open and serve an aged wine. The...
Chicago wine shops are on a sell-out run with multicultural wine tastings that look beyond France, Italy
Chicago wine shops are on a sell-out run with multicultural wine tastings that look beyond France, Italy
Afternoon Brief, February 26
Thursday, February 26 Trending Story California Winery Challenges Illegal Government MandateA California winery says the government is forcing it to fund speech it opposes, and now it’s fighting back… [...]
The Essence of the Olive: The Art of Tasting Olive Oil
For beverage professionals, olive oil tasting offers a familiar framework: assessing balance, structure, and complexity through aroma and palate. High-quality extra virgin olive oil should evoke freshness — think green grass, herbs, artichoke, tomato vine, or ripe...
Beaujolais Brings Depth, Diversity, and Storytelling Power to the Vancouver International Wine Festival
February 26, 2026 (Vancouver, BC) — Beaujolais will be a region to watch, taste, and talk about at the upcoming Vancouver International Wine Festival, offering British Columbia wine lovers the [...]
📺Meursault Explained: Burgundy’s Quiet Chardonnay Giant (with Alex Rougeau)
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