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Today’s Top Drop
Armenia Takes the Crown In the “Birthplace” of Wine Debate
The debate over where wine production began has been ongoing for decades, with researchers and historians seeking out the origins. In this excellent article by Layne Randolph, we learn that Armenia may win the debate by 6,000 years. —FORBES
Cellar & Collecting
7 Incredible Red Wines From Italy to Buy Right Now
—ROBB REPORT
Beautiful Wines of Smith-Madrone
—TALK-A-VINO
I Found The BEST Under $15 Costco Red Wine | Costco Wine Showdown
Dustin does it, so you don't have to (video). —WINE GUY DUSTIN
Chateau Margaux 2009 French - Bordeaux
A near-perfect wine. —KEN'S WINE GUIDE
A wine started in the 1930s
"Fortified Greatness" (video) —REAL WINE REVIEW
Wine News
Questions Raised over Napa Fire
W. Blake Gray investigates. —WINE-SEARCHER
Marlborough's First Family of Wine & A New Era of New Zealand Wine - Wine Spectator
—WiNE SPECTATOR
Sussex vineyard predicts the sunny 2025 will lead to 'exceptional' wine
English Sparkling is coming for everyone...if the weather holds. —THE ARGUS
England celebrates start of cider harvest
—DRINKS BUSINESS
Things to Drink
Rockin’ The Rocks District
—PAUL GREGUTT'S NORTHWEST WINE GUIDE
At Blasted Church, Hell Froze Over in 2024 but not Horse Heaven Hills
Carrying on after hell froze over in Canada's Okanagan wine region. —JOHN SCHREINER ON WINE
Delicato, Brazin Old Vine Zinfandel Lodi
"Zinfandel at its rootin'-tootin' best." —JANCISROBINSON
Wine Shopping
WineInk: The conversation
—THE ASPEN TIMES
In the Glass: 29 August 2025
Dave McIntyre identifies some great end-of-summer wines and a gem for all seasons. —WINE LINE
Wine People
The Wine Makers – Crux Winery, Brian Callahan & Steve Gower
—THE WINEMAKERS PODCAST
From Financier to Winemaker – the Story of the Roccapesta Winery
—ITALIAN WINE PODCAST
Master Sommelier Blind Tasting.
These guys are good! (video) —GOT SOMME
Wine Travel
Temecula's Top 10 Best Wineries
—SHE BUYS TRAVEL
Welsh wine blooms as climate change brings 'opportunity and risk'
Look for the "Welsh" section coming to a wine store near you. —BBC
Wine Education
There’s Nothing ‘Petit’ About Petit Chablis
Great survey of Petit Chablis. —WINE ENTHUSIAST
Greed, Murder, and Wine: Tangled Histories of California’s Vineyards with Frances Dinkelspiel
GREAT Podcast on wine's not-so-romantic history. —WINE TALKS WITH PAUL K
5 ways a glass of red wine could be good for you
Yes...There IS good news about wine. —YAHOO LIFE
Napa Valley wineries adapt as more visitors choose not to drink alcohol
—VINETUR
