Wined Up Weekly: Recent Episodes
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Wined Up Weekly presents all the news from the world of wine, once a week, to keep you up-to-date with everything that's happening in wine.
Australian wine sales fall in China - Global sparkling wine producer Henkell Freixenet sales fall - Vinexpo announces new wine and spirits shows in new York - Taylor's launches first port and tonic can - And, as ever, our Wine of the Week: Not Sancerre but Quincy!
News from the UK after lockdown is eased: Sparkling Wine sales surge; Pubs recover, but fear running out of beer - Wine consumption continues to decrease globally - French nuns selling 9,000 bottles of their rosé by Monday midnight - And, as ever, our Wine of the Week: Domaine Cheveau "Le Clos" Mâcon-Chaîntré 2018
More news on the frost that hit France and Italy: French industry could lose €2bn euros but government aid a possibility - Small New Zealand harvest causing supply issues - Pink Prosecco: A rising new category - Latest news on tariffs, with a proposed six month suspension between the US and the EU - And, as ever, our Wine of the Week: Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet 2013!
Covid news: UK partly reopens; French scandal in illegal dining; Sam Adams to give a free pint to vaccinated drinkers - Constellation Brands turns a profit despite Covid - Bollinger buys Ponzi Vineyards in Oregon - Severe weather in Europe as vineyards hit by spring frost - Wine of the Week: Darling North Coast Syrah 2019
Vinexpo Paris cancelled; next event will be in February 2022 - Delhi government lowers legal drinking age to 21 - US importers struggling due to tariffs, Covid, and demand - Wine of the Week: Château Moulin-à-Vent "Couvent des Thorins" Moulin-à-Vent 2018
And here's the link to the recording of the webinar, "Crafting World-Class Cabernet" we discuss on the pod during our review of our week in wine: https://vimeo.com/531927170. Featuring Jaime Araujo (Accendo Cellars), Jeff Andrews and Ray McKee (Trothe), Virginia Willcok (Vasse Felix), moderated by Erik Segelbaum. Worth checking out!
Latest sales figures: Sparkling wine sales down in 2020; but Barefoot sees 32% sales rise in the UK; Concho y Toro also see sales increase - Update on Brexit bureaucracy - Exciting news on wine labels from Jumilla in Spain and Champagne Palmer! - Wine of the Week - Trothe Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 from Horse Heaven Hills in Washington State And here’s the link to the “Crafting World-Class Cabernet” webinar we mentioned on the pod: https://bit.ly/register-crafting-world-class-cabernet — Wednesday 31 March at 4pm Pacific Time!
Vinitaly cancelled again... - Update on EU-US tariffs: postponement for four months, but drinks industries still hurting - UK pubs close but craft breweries growing - AB InBEV and Patagonia settle lawsuit over branding - Wine of the Week: Altos Las Hormigas Clásico Malbec 2018 from Mendoza
Wine legend Steven Spurrier dies - US tariffs on Scotch temporarily suspended - British buying more spirits than wine for the first time - Wine of the Week: Juvé y Camps Millesimé Cava 2017
Counterfeit Yellow Tail found in the UK - Wine merchants increase sales in 2020 - Napa Valley Library Auction raises nearly $1m - Wine of the Week: 2011 Malvasia from Colares in Portugal
Sonoma restaurant refuses to allow server to wear Black Lives Matter - Port & Sherry sales on the rise in the UK - Jameson sales up by 3% in 2020 - Wine of the Week: Blaufränkisch from Austria
Spirits sales see massive increases in 2020, especially in the USA, but hospitality industry struggles - Export news: fall in exports to Japan; Australian exports to China fall by 98% - Wine ban in South Africa challenged and then lifted - Über buys Drizly for $1.1bn - WSET suspends teaching in China - No monks at Achel: one fewer Trappist brewery in Belgium - Do tannins protect us from Covid?! - Wine of the Week: Mondeuse from Savoie
Bars & restaurants reopen in California - News from the spirits industry, as Rémy-Cointreau sees sales increase by 25% - London Wine Fair to be held digitally in 2021 - Amorim reveals breakthrough technologies to eradicate detectable TCA - Wine of the Week: English sparkling wine
News from lockdown UK: alcohol sales soar, Champagne sales up, as are South African wines - wine.com sales over $300m in 2020 - Snow destroys roof and three vintages of Priorat winery - Williams-Selyem owners sell stake to Domaine Faiveley - Wine of the Week: German Blaufränkisch!
New sizes for containers agreed in the States: Good news for canned wines? - Changed en primeur dates announced in Bordeaux; South Africa also announces revised dates for Cape Fine & Rare Auction - South Korea wine imports on the rise - Wine of the Week: "Tsoin Tsoin" a Cabernet Franc/Gamay blend from the Loire Valley
As the UK finally leaves the EU, a trade deal is agreed: what are the consequences for the wine industry? - South Africa bans sales of alcohol, again; while England bans pubs from selling take-away alcohol - Freixenet launches alcohol-free sparkling wine - Wine of the Week: Rhône Syrah by a Loire producer
Permanent tax break announced by senate for US drinks producers - Fraud alert in the global drinks business: Illegal winery found in Alabama and counterfeit whiskey in Spain - Two of Champagne's largest co-ops merge - Wine of the Week: Cinsaut from South Africa
More sexism in the wine industry: French publication En Magnum criticized for sexist cartoon - More Chinese tariffs on Australian wine while UK removes tariffs on US drinks - Wine glut in South Africa with excess 300m liters of wine - Wine of the Week: Vinho Verde
Australia reacts to Chinese tariffs - Alcohol consumption down by 8% globally, although UK supermarket see sales rise by a third and are upbeat about 2021 - German wine event ProWein 2021 cancelled - Court of Master Sommeliers appoint new board - Wine of the Week: is it wine? yes and no, it's vermouth!
China imposes tariffs of up to 212% on Australian wine - New lockdown restrictions in England - Henzell Freixenet once again on the move, completing purchase of online UK retailer Slurp - Vinitaly changes its dates to June 2021 - Wine of the Week: English bubbles!
and a Wined Up Weekly update: new episodes will now be available of Wednesdays #winewednesday
International wine trade fairs: are they going to happen in 2021? - International Wine & Spirits Competition 2020 winners - James Symington, leading Port figure, dies aged 86 - English "Nouveau": trend or gimmick; Wine of the Week: Czech Sauvignon
Watch the IWSC 2020 online ceremony here.
After a week's hiatus on Wined Up Weekly: Devon Broglie resigns as Chairman of the Court of Master Sommeliers - EU imposes 25% tariffs on US rum and vodka - Burgundy reports "classic" 2020 vintage - Wine of the Week: Oregon Tempranillo
Allegations of sexual misconduct rock the Court of Master Sommeliers - National lockdown announced in England - Australian exports on the rise - Diageo buys UK gin and vodka producer, Chase Distillery - Wine of the Week: a Tannat from Uruguay
More news from the UK as Tier 3 status finally accepted in Greater Manchester - Berry Bros & Rudd announce new, streamlined FMV portfolio - 200,000 litres of counterfeit Tequila destroyed by Mexican authorities - Young couple served a $2,000 bottle of Bordeaux by mistake in a New York restaurant - Wine of the Week: Austrian Chardonnay
Australian winemaker Taras Ochota dies, as does renowned producer Lulu Peyraud - Confusion and controversy over UK government Covid laws - Italian police arrest two men for counterfeiting Sassicaia - French authorities increase restrictions on the use of glyphosate herbicides - Wine of the Week: an ultra-young Nebbiolo from Piemonte
As the $1bn Constellation sale to Gallo goes through, we taste some of the brands in the deal. At inexpensive price points, are they worth buying - both from the perspective of the consumer as well as Gallo's? Wines tasted:
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Cook's California Champagne
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Nobilo Marlborough Sauvigon Blanc (also sold, though in a separate deal)
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Black Box Chardonnay
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Clos du Bois Pinot Noir
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Ravenswood Vintners Reserve Old-Vine Zinfandel
Trade bodies warn that tariffs continue to harm the drinks industry - Constellation and Gallo deal to finally go ahead - British supermarket Waitrose launches old-vine Chenin Blanc from South Africa - Spanish breed of terrier awarded protected status in Jerez - Wine of the Week: skin-contact Austrian wine!
Fires return in California - New restrictions for pubs and restaurants announced in the UK to consternation of chefs and students alike - Major whisky producers condemn sexist language used in The Whiskey Bible - "Zero waste" wine range launched by London wine merchant - Wine of the Week: Beaujolais!
Fires continue in California, although possibility of rain next week - Greece bans sales of alcohol after midnight - Ongoing challenges for Australian wineries in China - New single-vineyard classifications announced in Soave* - Wines of the Week: same vineyard, same producer, different vintages from Chambolle-Musigny
*as promised on the pod, the Italian mouthful for the new classifications is Unità Geografica Aggiuntiva
Trends in millenial drinking: plant-based wine launched in Australia; millenials driving restaurant and bar sales in the UK - Supermarket sales slow in the UK - News from Burgundy: the 2020 harvest is in, while 22 Premiers Crus announced in Pouilly-Fuissé - What are the most planted grape varieties in the world? - Wine of the Week: California Mondeuse
Wildfires burn across California, Oregon, and Washington - Following the bans on alcohol in South Africa, illicit sales grow - Champagne sales in the UK rise as the harvest comes to a close - Sales of alcohol halved in UK during lockdown, as the US adjusts to the "new normal" - Wine of the Week: Holus Bolus Syrah 2017 from Sta. Rita Hills
Fire and hailstorm: harvest updates in California and Valpolicella - Sales of travel drinks down 60%; Pernod Ricard profits fall 77%; UK wine drinkers trading up - UK distributor FMV likely to fold - Bordeaux harvest begins - New AVAs in the USA: Alisos Canyon in Santa Barbara and Royal Slope in Washington - Wine of the Week: a Savoie white
Wildfires sweep across California - Earliest harvest in Champagne, as harvests begin across France - Chinese open investigation on Australian imports as tensions mount - Ryan Reynolds's Aviation Gin bought by Diageo - And, as ever, our Wine of the Week: a Grenache/Syrah blend from California
Good news from South Africa, as sales of alcohol are allowed again - US 25% tariffs on European wine and spirits remain in place - Boxed wine on the rise in the UK, the USA, and Australia during lockdown - Margaret River sub-region classification rejected - And, as ever, our Wine of the Week: from California producer Littorai, but which one?
Bumper edition: Diageo profits fall by 47%, Heineken's by over 75% - News from Australia: exports steady, rise in boxed wine sales - UK sales of Tio Pepe up during lockdown - Spirit-infused ice cream made legal in New York - Japanese train station releases wine - Wine of the Week: Champagne made from Meunier
"Outstanding" results for Concha y Toro in the second quarter of 2020; in contrast, LVMH figures fall 28%, Campari 11.3% - Champagne yet to set yields for 2020 harvest - Emus banned from Australian pub - Wine of the Week: a 2012 Côte Rôtie
Coronavirus Latest:
Nearly 16,000 US restaurants have closed but off-premise sales up 27%;
South Africans protesting alcohol ban in the country;
Volume of Prosecco 2020 vintage to be reduced;
Pernod-Ricard more optimistic about 2020 sales figures
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More on Pernod-Ricard, who have also invested in a Mezcal brand (for more on Mezcal, read Katie's report on The Buyer)
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Champagne Taittinger's English winery gets approval
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Wine of the Week: a German Zweigelt
Coronavirus Updates: Indoor dining stopped in California; News from the UK; Sales of alcohol banned again in South Africa - US agrees not to impose 100% tariffs on French wine - Another celebrity wine...this time from Cameron Diaz - New wines from Bollinger and Torres - Man fined in the UK for drinking carrot juice - Wine of the Week: a maverick blend from South Australia
International drinks corporations pause social media advertising in protest at racist content - Delta airlines extend alcohol service on some flights - UK packaging company launches wine bottle made of paper - Another celebrity wine ... this time from Mary J Blige - Wine of the Week: a Brachetto from Piemonte
Master Sommeliers resign from the Court over inaction on racial equality - English hospitality industry to reopen on 4 July - £100 Turkish wine sells out - Chinese Bordeaux counterfeiter sentenced to 18 months - Wine of the Week: a 1995 Cabernet Franc from the Loire
Bâtonnage://Connect women in wine forum launches - Airlines resume flights but mostly without alcohol - Threat of tariffs looms again - Wine of the Week: a rare indigenous variety from Greece
Batonnage goes live this week - virtually - Tasting rooms in California open while indoor drinking and dining is allowed - More news on the release of the Bordeaux 2019 vintage - Wine of the Week: Matthiasson Napa Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Bordeaux Châteaux release their 2019s with prices falling dramatically - French government support wineries as wine is to be distilled into hand gel and sanitisers - Top Australian wines join La Place de Bordeaux - Torres hit carbon emissions targets a year early - Two new AVAs in Willamette Valley - Wineries of the Week: Theopolis, McBride Sisters, Brown Estate
Caymus owner Chuck Wagner suing California governor - South Africans allowed to buy alcohol again - Southern France launches €34m recovery plan - Henkell Freixenet passes €1bn in turnover - Kylie Minogue launches rosé brand - And, as ever, our wine of the week
Coronavirus news: California bars reopen, new trends in UK and US drinking habits - The challenges of the 2020 vintage in the southern hemisphere - Frost hits UK vineyards - On the horizon: Pink Prosecco - Rosé in Fashion: Sarah Jessica Parker and Dolce & Gabbana launch new rosés - Wine of the Week: Champagne Lelarge-Pugeot "Les Meuniers de Clémence"
Spotlight on Beer & Coronavirus - France to launch €140m scheme to distill wine - new greenhouse restaurant in Amsterdam - update from Burgundy - PG&E penalised $1.9bn for California wildfires - Champagne winemaker scammed out of €135,000 and 50,000 bottles - Wachau becomes Austria's newest DAC - New glass recycling targets in EU - Ribeira Sacra anger at Wine Advocate - Wine of the Week: a great wine with a really bad label...
Napa restaurant controversially reopens then closes, as California partially moves out of lockdown - Hong Kong eases restrictions - Tequila sales and ready to drink beverages soar in the US - Treasury Wine Estates sued by their shareholders - Constellation Brands increase their stake in cannabis company - In California, man arrested for drinking wine direct from a tanker - Wine of the week: La Rioja Alta Viña Ardanza 2010
Coronavirus news: South African wine export ban lifted; rise in online sales in the US and UK; one-table restaurant pops up in a Swedish field - News on the 2020 vintage - The potential impact of social distancing for port - Lawsuit won in China on fake Bordeaux - Wine of the week: "Mephisto" 2014 by Domaine de l'Ecu
Sales of alcohol in the UK up by 31% in March - MEP warns that 1bn litres of wine could go to waste - US loses 80% of its restaurant workforce - 2019 sales of Rias Baixas up by 42% in the UK - hail in Bordeaux - Penfolds register trademark in China - Campari set to buy 80% stake in Champagne Lallier - Cocktail of the Week: The Bamboo
Coronavirus news: South Africa wine exports closed down; craft beer sales in the UK tumble; Naked Wines hires 80 people in the US - In other news: Celebrities and Wine, as Snoop Dogg launches his own label as does Phillip Schofield in the UK - Wines of the Week, including Corison Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
More on the wine industry's response to coronavirus: The Wine Society resumes deliveries in the UK; sales figures in the UK "like Christmas"; South African wineries allowed to export - Champagne sales hit record high of over €5bn in 2019 - Champagne warns Tasmanian farmer over his "rhubarb champagne" - Wines of the Week
Coronavirus updates: Hong Kong bars to close for 14 days; Rémy-Cointreau predicts profits to fall by 30% this year; port sales on the rise; off-premise sales in the US increasing by 55% and online sales by 243% - interview with Prashant Patel of Back Room Wines in Napa, CA - Beaujolais sales on the rise in the UK - A Dose of Day with Wined Up Weekly
More on coronavirus and its impact on the wine industry - France officially recognises natural wine - Trinchero of Napa Valley launch new hard seltzer - Wines of the Week: La Grande Annee and Dom Perignon
Lockdowns in Europe and the US as coronavirus wreaks havoc in the drinks industry - Michael Broadbent MW, wine writer and auctioneer, dies aged 92 - UK fine wine investment company wound down because of fraud - Wine of the Week: Cadence "Bel Canto" Red Mountain 2006
Coronavirus crisis escalates, with travel bans implemented around the world, plus many wine events cancelled and bars closed - News from the UK: the good: duty freeze on alcoholic beverages and fewer closures of on-premise outlets; the bad: Oddbins faces threat going out of business - Louis Roederer buys Diamond Creek in Napa Valley - Okanagan winery bought by founder of leading hard seltzer brand, White Claw - New Zealand winery fined NZ$1.7m for fraud - Wine of the Week: Baxter Oppenlander Vineyard Pinot Noir 2016 from Mendocino
Coronavirus causes cancellation and postponement of trade shows across the world, including Prowein, VinItaly, and Taste Washington - Lambrusco runs through the taps of an Italian village - Wine of the Week: Pieropan "La Rocca" Soave Classico 2016
Coronavirus causes Prowein to be postponed, as drinks companies assess economic impact - Hard Seltzer in the US: what is it and who's buying it? - Prosecco the fastest growing category in France - Wine of the Week: sparkling rosé from Denmark
Canberra producer, Clonakilla, will not make wine from the 2020 vintage due to Australian wildfires - Latest news of tariffs: US confirms 25% tariffs on European wine but rules out 100% tariffs - In Bordeaux, the Cru Bourgeois classification is redesigned to promote growth in the category - Wine of the Week: Matthiassion Refosco 2017
A more concrete delineation of the Burgundy regional appellation may change which communes are allowed to use the ‘Borgourgne' AOC designation - Bordeaux seeks €300 million from the French government to compensate for the damaging impact of US trade tariffs - From Bordeaux to Beijing, a new Cité du Vin is set to open in Beijing in 2021 - Miraval partners with Champagne house Pierre Péters - Wine of the Week: Château Les Croisille Silice 2018.
H&M turns wine into a leather alternative clothing range - Alcohol sales fall in Scotland after minimum unit pricing is introduced - Italian wine fraud uncovered in Lombardy - Prowein introduces Prowine Sao Paulo in 2020, broadening its global portfolio - Wine of the Week: Mas Amiel ALT. 433 M 2016.
Macron and Trump reach a temporary truce on tariffs: what does that mean for the wine industry? - Top Hunter Valley winery Tyrell's estimates 80% crop loss due to smoke taint - Production of Italian wine fell by 12% in 2019, although exports grew - Burst tanks spills over 350,000 litres of Cabernet Sauvignon into the Russian River - Canadian winery cleared of wrongful dismissal of a cellar worker - Wine of the Week: Arretxea Irouleguy 2017
US wine consumption falls for the first time in 25 years - Italy and Australia continue their dispute over the Prosecco name - EU alcohol imports banned in Indonesia - New appellation in Burgundy, Bourgogne Côte d'Or, released - Wine of the Week: Matthieu Barret's "Le Petit Ours" Syrah 2017
Overview of global wine events coming up - More on Australian bushfires, their impact, and how you can help - California winery Bonny Doon sold to WarRoom Ventures - UK off-trade sales fall over Christmas period - Wine of the Week: Daniel Grand Vent Pinot Noir 2017 from Petaluma Gap
Legendary Beaujolais producer Georges Duboeuf dies, aged 86 - Ongoing bush fires in Australia - New association of wineries formed to promote minimal intervention winemaking in Chile - Brazilian wineries to be given government support to stay competitive domestically - Wine of the Week: J. L. Vergnon "Murmure" Blanc de Blancs
Constellation revise $1bn deal with Gallo - The Conservatives win large majority in the UK general election: what does it mean for the drinks business? - California producers, Kunde and Vintage Wine Estates, sue insurers for $19m over smoke taint - Champagne producer Thiénot and Chilean producer Tabalí team up to make sparkling wine - Wine of the Week: Jaimee Motley Mondeuse "Argillet" 2016 from Santa Maria Valley, California
Once again, the issue of US tariffs on French wine is in the news - Cava continues to change its regulations, with new geographical zones - UC Davis announces new varieties resistant to Pierce's Disease - Wine of the Week: Malbec from the Loire Valley
Michelin buys wine publication The Wine Advocate - police seize fake Penfolds in Cambodia - Amazon launches its own wine range in Germany - Wine of the Week: Halcón Mendocino Syrah
Gallo buys Napa's Pahlmeyer winery - Rueda remodels its classification system - French government abandons plans for "Dry January" - Wine of the Week: Brash Higgins GR/M McLaren Vale 2017
Devastating wildfires hit New South Wales and Queensland in north-east Australia - 2019 yields in Rhône increase - new Geographical Indication status given to Mendoza sub-region - Wine of the Week: Gómez Cruzado "Pancrudo" Rioja 2017
New Marlborough appellation - Yellow Tail launches range of low alcohol wines - Whiskey news: Irish whiskey gets protection in China and Diageo launches final Game of Thrones tie-in whiskey - Wine of the Week: a Lustau Amontillado sherry - that's right, we're recording directly from Andalucia!
Wine production in 2019 falls 10% globally - Australian exports hit record highs in value - Winery opens in Paris's Eiffel Tower - Marks & Spencer and SPAR own-label wines to be 100% vegan - Wine of the Week: Ojai "Fe Ciega" 2016 Pinot Noir
Wildfires in Sonoma - UK relaxes possible import certifications post-Brexit - Evidence of German Celts drinking wine nearly 3,000 years ago - Wine of the Week: Vinca Minor Carignan from Mendocino, California
Beaujolais leads record exports to the UK - WSET celebrates 50th birthday - Prosecco flavoured crisps seized - WTO confirms US tariffs on EU food and wine - Wine of the Week: Yacoubian-Hobbs Dry White
Changes in Spain: Ribera del Duero approves whéte wine in the DO; first Rioja single-vineyard wine released - News from Champagne: Bollinger announces James Bond themed wines; LVMH drinks arm records quarterly profits; Pol Roger opens wine from the 1890s - Festive themed crisps released in the UK - Wine of the Week: Ameztoi sparkling rose
US tariffs on European wine confirmed - Hong Kong wine festival cancelled - Burgundy 2019 harvest sees low yields - Wine of the Week: Corison "Helios" 2015
Sonoma Wine Auction raises $6.1m - $750m donated to Caltech as Trump and California clash on climate change regulations - Esporao buys Vinho Verde producer - Sicily harvest down 30% - Wine of the Week
Cava launches international campaign to promote its profile - UK online publication The Buyer announces its first conference for March 2020: “One Step Beyond” - Port legend Ian Symington dies, aged 90 - Wine of the Week
Spotlight on Brexit: the potential consequences on the British wine industry - WSET hold record-breaking food-and-wine masterclass for Wine Education Week - Pernod-Ricard launch tea-infused wine - Wine of the Week: red Rias Baixas!
2019 harvest: picking begins in Bordeaux and the Rhone, yields down in Champagne - Profitability of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc falls - Spotlight on England and Wine of the Week
Threats of US tariffs on European wine, whisky, and cheese - New Zealand wine industry continues to grow - Further evidence of global warming in Burgundy - 8 new Masters of Wine announced - Absinthe receives PGI status in France - Wine of the Week
Napa winery owner facing trial over online site hosting sex ads - Fallout from 2012 St-Emilion reclassification continues, with two owners facing trial in 2020 - Climate change in Champagne: Bollinger look to historic grapes to maintain acidity - Wine of the Week
Climate Change and Cabernet Sauvignon - More on Canned Wine: Is it here to stay? - Diageo sued for mould caused by evaporation from whisky barrels - Wine of the Week
California's Rhy Vineyards fined $3.7m for destroying wetlands - Blue wine investigated in Corsica - California winery sues distributor for accusing it of selling wine affected by cork taint - Wine of the Week
UK retailer Majestic bought for £100m - Plantings of Pinot Grigio suspended for three years in north-east Italy - Guía Peñín releases its 2020 online guide to Spanish wines, with sherry once again the highest rated category - Denver hotel introduces "Prosecco and Pups" room service - Wine of the Week
Imbibing in Seattle - Value of Australian exports rises - Cork giant Amorim invests in Vinolok - Heatwave across Europe - Wine of the Week
US states challenged over distribution laws - Record highs for global wine production in 2018 - Trend for canned wine in the UK - Cool climate association created in Leyda, Chile - Ch. Ste. Michelle buys Napa vineyard - Wine of the Week
New Zealand Winery Fraud - Prosecco World Heritage Status - multi-region Treasury wine brand, Squealing Pig - Boisset buys Maison Alex Gambal - Wine of the Week
New Varieties for Bordeaux - Lafite reveals new Chinese wine - MUST-Fermenting Ideas Wine Summit in Portugal - Wine of the Week
Wildfires in Catalunya - US Supreme Court ruling on wine retail - Bordeaux producer sentenced for breaking labelling laws - Russia clamps down on Georgian wine - Wine of the Week
New WSET courses - Heitz buys $25m Napa vineyard - Brancott announces lower-alcohol wine series - New Zealand harvest report - MW wines revealed - Wine of the Week
We're here to show you what's going on in the world of wine - and here's the first episode, featuring Auction Napa Valley, sales of South African wine, Twitter controversies, and our wine of the week!