In the past 2 years ex-Ornellaia winemaker Axel Heinz has been shaking things up at Château Lascombes, the 2nd growth Margaux, where he’s now MD. Here he talks about why he’s changing the Grand Vin and why he has (unusually) made a 100% Merlot. Click the-buyer.net/tasting/wine/a…

Gosh. What times. An extract from my High Court judgment has just been rediscovered & is going viral.

Birds are fed by their parents in their infancy. When the time comes to feed themselves, there can be some confusion when the food does not go into their mouth by itself

The German company that built the forklift used in the Louvre robbery uses a photo of the heist to advertise itself: “When things need to be done quickly.” 😂😂😂

Climate change, a shortage of water, and smaller yields are challenging the way too many producers have priced their wine.linkedin.com/pulse/time-cha… via LinkedIn

Peter Hall has been hailed as Britain’s first true vigneron and the first great English winemaker. On the day of his memorial service at Breaky Bottom, friends and colleagues share memories of his 51 years making world class sparkling wine. Click the-buyer.net/people/produce…

#oldvine and #zinfandel California Pioneer #joelpeterson introduces the Our Old Vines #oldvineconference and gives history of California with the arrival of Vitis Vinifera in the mid 1800’s. wine thinker (robertjoseph on Bluesky) Catena Institute of Wine Alejandro Vigil

What an epic panel with pioneering wine and #oldvine leaders from around the world at Our Old Vines #oldvineconference in Sonoma, California wine thinker (robertjoseph on Bluesky) W. Blake Gray Rosa Kruger Catena Institute of Wine

No Shit! - Why Scores Matter to Wine open.substack.com/pub/robertejos…

BREAKING: The $610 Billion AI Ponzi Scheme Just Collapsed Last night at 4pm EST, something unprecedented happened. Nvidia stock rallied 5% on earnings, then crashed into negative territory within 18 hours. Wall Street algorithms detected what humans couldn’t: the numbers don’t

The disconnect between quality ambition and grower remuneration was the undertone of the 2nd Cava Meeting that took place in Penedes. Many subjects covered in this in-depth report from neuroscience to terroir tastings, grower economics to Corpinnat. Click the-buyer.net/insight/second…

Lessons Netflix Can Teach the Wine Industry open.substack.com/pub/robertejos…

Does wine have to be 'interesting' to be worth drinking? And can it be flavoured with chocolate? linkedin.com/pulse/does-win… via LinkedIn

Interesting observations by wine thinker (robertjoseph on Bluesky) on ripeness and declining wine sales substack.com/@robertejoseph… #SouthAfrica #Wine #RobertJoseph #SouthAfricanWine #RobertParker #Parkerisation #Johannesburg #Sandton #CapeTown #Winemaking #WineSales #Consumer #WineGeek #Winemaker

This Apple ad will doubtless infuriate US politicians and president(s) who hate DEI. Which is one of the best things about it. @goodadsmatter instagram.com/reel/DSRb1cJAc…

This video was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1961. The Blue Danube.

Treasury Wine Estates is Cutting Back Shipments to the US and China. Should we Celebrate? open.substack.com/pub/robertejos…

5 years old - Dad knows everything! 7 years old - Dad knows. 10 years old - Maybe Dad doesn’t know?! 12 years old - Dad doesn’t know. 14 years old - Dad's gone crazy! 16 years old - Can’t take Dad seriously. 18 years old - What does dad know?! 22 years old - Dad's

If anybody still cares about laws and morality: this is a death threat by Trump against Stephen Colbert. If YOU posted this the FBI would visit you.

In 1909 Matthew Henson became the first man to reach The North Pole, He arrived 45mins before Robert Peary but was declined the honour because he was an African American. 100 years later they finally admitted Henson was the first and posthumously awarded him all the same Honours.