Your Weekend Wine Reading…Enjoy!
(plus, your weekly wine image)
In Praise of Grenache
As Henry Jeffreys writes, “It’s like Pinot but with more alcohol. What’s not to like?” In this ode to Grenache delivered on International Grenache Day, Jeffreys digs into the many reasons Grenache is is “desert Island “wine and he’s convinced me. —DRINKING CULTURE
Cellars & Collecting
Wine Chronicles: Wine’s Endless Diversity
—NAPA VALLEY FEATURES
Penfolds Collection 2025: Pleasure and excitement, at home and away
—WORLD OF FINE WINE
Is Chenin The Mel Blanc Of Wines?
—PAUL GREGUTT'S NW WINE GUIDE
The $20 rieslings lauded as ‘the best white wine bargains in Australia’
—SKY NEWS AUSTRALIA
17 Best Wine Bars In The US, Ranked
—TASTING TABLE

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Wine News
Why hometown hero Garnacha still matters in northeast Spain
—DRINKS BUSINESS
Frozen Vines, Wildfire Smoke and a Splash of Politics—B.C. Wineries are Having a Challenging Year.
—VANCOUVER MAGAZINE
Episode 263: Drinking at the Emmy Awards
—SOMM TV (podcast)
Things to Drink
A New Dawn for English Bubbles
—WINE-SEARCHER
American Limoncello Is All Grown Up
—WINE ENTHUSIAST
Wine Guy: Fall into red wines with a palate shift
—THE PROVINCE
Blind Tasting a $90 OVERRATED Wine vs a $4 CHEAP Wine
—BIG HAMMER WINES (video)
Wine Shopping
9 Grocery Store Chains With The Best Wine Sections, According To Customer Reviews
—CHOWHOUND
Here's Why You Really Taste Wine Before a Server Pours for the Table
—CNET
Wine Cellar: A Refined Game of Bidding and Collection
Fun and games. —CASUAL GAME REVOLUTION
Wine People
Vinland Dreams and Blueberry Wines
—JOE FATTORINI'S SUBSTACK
Australia's WEIRDEST WINE?
"It's a witch's brew." —A DIFFERENT DROP (video)
Episode 298-Wine Illustration Talk With Maryse Chevriere
—WONDERFUL WORLD OF WINE (podcast)
Wine Travel & Places
Traveling with wine bottles this fall? Try this expert hack for packing without breaking them
—YAHOO
11 wine country tours that belong on every serious sipper’s bucket list
—FOOD, DRINK, LIFE
Northern California's Most Affordable Wine Tasting Regions - Thrillist
—THRILLIST
Wine Education
Beverly, Washington Is The State’s 21st AVA
—TASTING ROOM
What’s the Difference Between Syrah and Shiraz?
—FOOD & WINE
Inside the world of Provençal wine and how to pick the best bottle, according to an expert
—THE STANDARD
Behind the Scenes at the Original Judgment of Paris Tasting
George Tabor, the man who wrote the article that changed the wine world. —WINE TALK WITH PAUL K (podcast)
The Vineyard That Once Healed a Medieval Archbishop — With Riesling
—FOOD & WINE