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Is Older Better? The Great Vine Debate

Would you pay more for a wine that was produced from grapes grown on old (or VERY, very old) vines? This was the question that W. Blake Gray, writing at Wine-Searcher, sought to understand in his piece reporting on the gathering of old vine evangelists in California recently. It turns out, yes, you will. But only some of you. —WINE SEARCHER, W. Blake Gray

Cellars & Collecting

Alternative histories of wine

—WORLD OF FINE WINE, Harry Eyres

Our Burgundy Insider Steal of the Year...Part 2!

—WINE EXCHANGE

Kobayashi

—OWEN BARGREE REVIEWS

What are the BEST Wine Storage Techniques?

—FILL OF PINOT (video)

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Wine News

Toymaker, wine importer take on Trump’s tariffs

"You cannot make a Chiante in Oregon". —THE HILL, Ella Lee and Zach Schonfeld

How the wine world’s most sought-after ‘rock’ star transformed one California vineyard

SF CHRONICLE, Esther Mobley

Europe wine production to inch up in 2025, farmers’ lobby group says

—JUST DRINKS

Things to Drink

Limoux: Languedoc’s cool-climate hotspot

—DRINKS BUSINESS, Richard Woodard

Deep Diving Roero

—QUENCH MAGAZINE, Brie Dema

Wine Shopping & Retail

How to talk to a wine merchant

—CHICAGO DAILY HERALD, Mary Ross

327 Years Later, Royal Wine Merchant Finally Arrives In America

—FORBES, Jill Barth

Discover The Trader Joe’s With The Largest Wine Selection In The West

—FOOD REPUBLIC, Lili Kim

Wine People

RAUSCHENBERG’S RELATIONSHIP TO WINE

—WINE IS BOUGIE (But not me)

The Return of the Texas Wine Pilot

—THE ITALIAN WINE PROFILE

Sarah Jessica Parker is a real winemaker—and her popular rosé is now even easier to find

Is she? —TIME OUT, Virginia Gil

Episode 270: The family behind a billion bottles

—SOMM TV PODCAST

Wine Travel & Places

Luxury Travel Meets Fine Wine: Elevating Your Journeys With World-Class Bottles

—META PRESS, Lakisha Davis

Wine Education

Is It Rude to Request Specific Timing for Wine Service at Restaurants?

—VINEPAIR, Sara Keene

Ep 584: The Grape Miniseries Refresh - Riesling

—WINE FOR NORMAL PEOPLE (podcast)

Wine and Health

Is Red Wine Bad for Acne?

—NICOLE BITCHIE

The health benefits of drinking whiskey

—THE MANUAL, Christopher Osburn

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