The Wine News in 5 from JancisRobinson.com

Brutal weather threatens vineyards, Chianti rosé, latest global wine stats

This week Sam discusses weather hazards around the world, the latest statistics from the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV), changes to the Chianti DOCG an

2025 bordeaux en primeur, France to uproot vines, OIV call for proposals

This week Sam discusses a new wave of WSET diploma graduates, Trump tariffs, the 2025 Bordeaux en primeur campaign, France’s plan for more uprooting, Pernod Ricard and Br

2024 port update, St Supéry buys Rudd, Caterpillar acquires Monarch, tariff refund help

This week Sam discusses 2024 vintage declarations for port, St Supéry’s acquisition of Rudd, Caterpillar’s acquisition of Monarch tractors, a frost on the US East Coast,

UK wine production booming, Georgian exports up, Cava’s latest loss, frost updates

This week Sam discusses frost damage in France, ANSES’ battle to do away with copper fungicides, new data on champagne and Georgian wine exports, the continued boom in UK

Old Vine Registry milestone, frost in France, Asti rosé, Sula expands, EU–Australia trade deal

This week Sam discusses the Old Vine Registry reaching a new milestone, frost in France, a new category for Asti, Sula’s purchase of a Moët Hennessy production facility i

RIP Michel Rolland, California vineyards shrink, Method Oregon launched

This week Sam discusses the death of Michel Rolland, the effect of rising oil prices on the wine industry, Argentina’s declining consumption, Germany’s changing export ma

Harvest starts down under; Jackson Family news, pruning by kayak, French co-ops in crisis

This week Sam discusses flooding in Bordeaux and Victoria, Champagne’s emission reductions, the plight of two co-operatives in the Pyrénées-Orientales, Jackson Family’s r

Flooding in Bordeaux and Victoria, bribery at Southern Glazer’s, tariff update

This week Sam discusses Trump tariffs, flooding in Bordeaux and Victoria, lawsuits in France over copper fungicides, the complete buyout of Freixenet Cava by Germany’s He

SCOTUS rules on tariffs, downsizing in the US and Spain's vineyard area shrinks

This week Sam discusses this morning’s ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States, a laundry list of sales, closures and lay-offs in the US, the sale of Ridgeview W

Floods hit Spain, Portugal, Italy, Monarch Tractor shuttered, early budbreak in California

This week Sam discusses floods in Spain and Portugal, floods and landslides in southern Italy, the closing of Monarch Tractor, a trade deal for China and South Africa, Fr

New French grape variety, Argentina’s falling exports, UK’s rising wine taxes

This week Sam discusses a new grape variety for France, Concha y Toro’s purchase of Mirabeau, mining in Central Otago, Meta’s fix on Facebook bans, Argentina’s latest exp

Strengthening US wine labelling, new EU trade deals, market reports, more bottles lighten up

This week Sam discusses a bill to strengthen US wine labelling, the new EU–India trade deal, a delay in the EU–Mercosur trade deal, reports on the US, South African and A

More wildfires, South Africa harvest starts, New Zealand floods, Prosecco up, Champagne down

This week Sam discusses wildfires in Itata and Bío-Bío, flooding and landslides in New Zealand, Trump’s latest tariff threats, the WHO asking member states to tax alcohol

Fires in South Africa, Australia and Argentina, FB bans, state of the US wine industry report

This week Sam discusses fires in South Africa, Australia and Argentina, Facebook’s arbitrary restriction on alcohol-related accounts, France’s restriction of copper fungi

Sweetener in French AOC wines, US diet guidelines updated, New Zealand free-trade deal

This week Sam discusses New Zealand’s approval of a free-trade deal with India, the repeal of many of Argentina’s wine regulations, authorisation to sweeten AOC wines, de

Trinchero purchases Mumm Napa, Chablis updates AOC, Canada sells off US booze

This week Sam discusses Trinchero’s purchase of Mumm Napa from Pernod Ricard, Mendoza’s approval of copper mining, Canada selling off US booze, the discontinuation of the

Friuli floods, Ste Michelle sold, UK duty hike, French Bloom buys vineyard, LVMH strikes

This week Sam discusses floods in Friuli, the sale of Ste Michelle Wine Estates, the recognition of Burgundian geographical indications in China, another duty hike in the

Protests in France, Domaine Sigalas acquisition, Vinarchy to cull wine brands

This week Sam discusses recent protests in France as well as government aid for uprooting vineyards; the acquisition of Domaine Sigalas in Greece; Vinarchy considering ax

Global wine production falls, burgundy bottles lighten up, UK hospitality sector struggles

This week Sam discusses estimates for global wine production in 2025, a proposal for updated rules in the EU’s wine sector, the world’s lightest burgundy bottle, 80-year-

Supreme Court hears tariff case, new alcohol sales data, vine pulls, old-vine superpowers

This week Sam discusses Trump tariffs and the US Supreme Court, the US government shutdown’s effect on the wine industry, vine-pull data in California and France, new IWS