A couple of week in Tuscany #honeymoon

the latest missive from Defra UK on wine regulations in the UK. Is this a joke?

' Allow bulk imported wine to be carbonated or processed in the Charmat method or sweetened in the UK. The first two changes would be labelled as ‘Sparkling wine of X, carbonated in England’. '

This - from Karen MacNeil - was originally a presentation, for UC Davis. It’s without doubt the most compelling, incisive overview of wine writing I’ve read for quite some time…

winespeed.com/blog/2024/04/n…

Great article on current chronic inflation in drinks and on wine. Top line about new duty regime. “If this sounds like the kind of mad idea dreamt up by a Coca-Cola-obsessed teetotaller who knows nothing about wine, it is. Step forward Rishi Sunak…”. Read it and try not to weep.

My story is finally out! It's long and complex, but the tl;dr is that the WHO is partnering with temperance groups to spread the anti-alcohol message: winebusiness.com/wbm/article/28…

“It's like the match up between King Kong & Godzilla. Who'll be standing in 3/ 5 years?” @mrcawine Terlato Wines sums up the competition between ProWein & #WineParis Vinexposium. Richard Siddle talks to buyers/ producers/ about the fair they prefer & why the-buyer.net/insight/prowei…

100 best value wines in the UK – delivering value for money and quality – as suggested by 100 Wine Educators wine educators. Some great suggestions here and where to buy them from. Plus Heather Dougherty on how the list is compiled. Click the-buyer.net/opinion/100-be…

Wow!

cityam.com/wine-ing-down-…

Ahead of the budget The_Buyer talks to leading & different sized hospitality operators in Merseyside about the support they want both from the government (VAT cut please) & suppliers in helping them manage higher business, food, energy & staff costs the-buyer.net/insight/mersey…

A Presley difficult to eradicate picture this is…harder to mitigate than Phylloxera.
Is the any photographer out there that can make a new reiteration?
#grape #photograperneeded

French vineyards make up 3% of the country's agricultural area but account for 20% of pesticide usage. At the 2nd Vignoble & Biodiversité conference we learned that biodiversity is not a ‘nice-to-have’ but essential for healthy vineyards. the-buyer.net/insight/vignob… Elizabeth Gabay MW 🍷🌹🌿🌍🌈🌎🦋🌏

We've reached peak-doom and gloom in wine industry reporting. Apparently younger generations aren't drinking wine any more. The end is nigh.... Or is it? I took a long hard look....

themorningclaret.com/p/is-the-futur…

Inject this into my veins. The contraction has begun and the squeeze will continue. It's inevitable. The most important thing is that the wineries you really love continue to thrive.

Keep supporting real wine!

The most incredible chart I ever come across…
#socialdevelopment

A drought emergency at the beginning of February. In a Mediterranean climate where most of our rainfall happens during the winter and early Spring.

*Twitch*

edition.cnn.com/2024/02/01/cli…

After nearly 10 years, I am leaving the wine industry to follow other pursuits.

Here is my final Wine Industry Insight News Feed:

Why branding could be behind falling wine consumption // US wine sales continue to decline - & more #wine #news 1/19/24 wineindustryinsight.com/p/branding-beh…

In case you didn't clock it:

Same wine:

UK: £25.50

France: €8.75.

At CX rate of 1~1.16, the UK bottle is €29.58.

And so the UK bottle is x 3.38 more expensive.

To read and listen to many of the wine commentariat, it would be easy to imagine that grower-Champagnes were kicking the big houses off the pitch. In fact, since the Millennium, the trend has been in the opposite direction

meiningers-international.com/wine/insights-…

Cotechino and #lambrusco just what Doctors ordered!

I wish I could find a better example of Lambrusco but this had to make do