Agriculture Minister Marc Fesneau said the funds are ‘aimed at stopping prices collapsing and so that winemakers can find sources of revenue again’. However, he warned that the industry needs to ‘look to the future, …

St-Emilion and its vineyards. Bordeaux has been approaching its 2023 harvest after something of a rollercoaster growing season. Whilst the key flowering period went well, suggesting potential for a big crop, subsequent bouts of hot …

Lambrusco is a sparkling red wine from Emilia-Romagna, Italy, that you may have heard of, but never tasted.  In the past, there were low-quality sweet versions of this wine in the market, but in recent …

The post Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for August 28, 2023 appeared first on 1 Wine Dude. I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my …

Sauvignon Blanc grapes (By Nathan – originally posted to Flickr as Sauvignon Blanc grapes, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4165977) The Sauvignon Blanc grape traces its lineage to the historic vineyards of France’s Loire Valley, where it …

Last week, the group warned it was on the brink of collapse after struggling to cope with inflation, spiralling energy costs and train strikes. Vinoteca had already closed down its 4,500 sq. ft. venue in …

When it comes to the type of wine producers, you might come across terms like grower, merchants, urban winery, co-operatives, estate and even urban winery, a rising trend. While these terms do not hold legal …

August 10, 2023, was the Grand Opening of the High Note Estate Winery, a new Mediterranean-inspired property located on the Naramata Bench. The winery is surrounded by a small three-acre picturesque vineyard, planted predominantly to …

Not long after estate director Axel Heinz shocked the wine world by announcing his intention to return to his winemaking roots in Bordeaux, Ornellaia’s winemaker, Olga Fusari has announced that she is also to leave …

The John Jordan Foundation celebrated its 10th anniversary last year. Over the last decade, we’ve worked to improve the quality of life for those most underserved by investing in projects that support early childhood development, …

Tyrrell’s Wines Lost Block Aged Release Semillon 1997 and Mt. Boucherie Estate Winery Summit Reserve Chardonnay 2004 wines Do you collect wines?  Sometimes a few bottles get pushed to the bottom and you forget about …