August 2025, a torrid Bordeaux summer: cue thunderbolt. Lafleur, one of Bordeaux's most acclaimed wines, sensationally quits the Pomerol and Bordeaux appellations. At the heart of the issue: water. Truth is, vines need water to survive and produce good wine. Not too...
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She’s one of Napa Valley’s most famous winemakers. After 30 years, she’s finally opening her own tasting room
Napa Valley winemaker Heidi Barrett was instrumental to some of the region’s most revered Cabernet brands, including Screaming Eagle, Dalla Valle Vineyards and Grace Family Vineyards.
🎧The Drinking Hour podcast: The brilliance of Barossa
In episode 260 of the The Drinking Hour, David Kermode visits the Barossa Valley to talk to winemakers at Yalumba, Langmeil, Torbreck and Penfolds about what makes the region so special
📺Opening Auction Wine – 1997 Caparzo Brunello di Montalcino
Completely shocked by how good this Brunello was! I was definitely thinking it would be a soft, balanced style, but WOW, this was drinking incredibly well! #...
Outshinery Lite Surpasses Four Million Unique Wine Bottle Image Configurations
Press Release - Self-serve wine bottle shot tool reaches four million configurations six months after launch
📺7 Traditional Wine Bottles You Need to Know
Discover the fascinating history and hidden meanings behind the most iconic and unusual wine bottle shapes in the world! From the classic Châteauneuf-du-Pape...
Afternoon Brief, April 8
Towards the World's First Dry Molded Fiber Bottle: Success in the London Packaging Week 2025 Innovation Awards was about more than proof of concept for PA Consulting, PulPac, and Diageo. It showed the real potential in fibre-based drinks packaging...
📺Two Sommeliers, Zero Mercy! | Bottle Battle
On this episode, Victoria Taylor (head sommelier, Café Boulud at Maison Barnes) and Matt Lynn (head sommelier, Jōji) face off in a three-round blind tasting....
Bordeaux 2025 weather and crop report
Gavin Quinney, of Château Bauduc in the Entre-Deux-Mers, reports in detail on Bordeaux’s smallest harvest in decades.
