What I’m Reading the Week of 8/4/24 : Vinography
Hello and welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I post them to my magazine on Flipboard, but for those of you who aren’t Flipboard-inclined, here’s everything I’ve strained out of the wine-related muck for the week.
Hierarchies
The problem of classification.
Jamie Goode: The role of wine influencers
Parsing the difference between influencer and influential.
White Wines Outperforming Reds
Cycles come and go.
Is Cowichan Valley Canada’s Next Great Wine Country?
Global warming helps.
In an Italian Village, a Mayor Walks Off the Wine and Everyone Joins In
Charming story.
A once-thriving California wine company is in shambles. Here’s what it means for other wineries
More on the VWE debacle.
Hong Kong Wine Market Stumbles But Sees Hope Ahead
Sluggish is the word.
This Old-Timey Train Station in Napa Valley Was Transformed Into a Gorgeous Dining and Drinking Complex
Another indulgent Boisset experience.
The Rising Popularity Of These Underrated Italian White Wines
Rising, but slowly.
Why This Star Napa Winemaker Is Expanding to Washington State
A new Jackson Family project.
Devil’s Advocate: What if We Didn’t Turn Into Our Parents?
Shocked at how many people think we will.
Australian Wine Industry’s Ark Ascending
Quite the book it seems.
America’s Incredible Shrinking Wholesale Landscape
Jeff Siegel runs it down.
Vignerons’ stories: Katharina Prüm
A nice profile.
How does tillage affect vineyard soil bacteria?
Not much says this study. But what about mycorrhizal communities?
The Secret Loophole Boosting American Wine Sales in China
Take half-off your tariff of choice.
Wildfire burns vines in la Figuera, Priorat
Ugh.
Sips & Bytes – Justin Erb
Q&A with a wine digital luminary.
How the cult of Super Tuscans is evolving
Fading, it seems.
Revino Revs Up
Really hope this one works!
‘Highly significant’ impact on wine production from volcanic activity
Bad vintage? Blame the volcano.
Napa’s DIY grape farmers
The names on the bottle AND the ones with the dirty hands.
Mourvedre
Profile of a grape.
Katie Ledecky Chases Wine Country’s Olympic Legend
Most people don’t know about Natalie Coughlin Hall.
French winemakers renew battle with mildew in 2024
The endless fight.
Shipwreck full of Champagne found in Baltic Sea
Who’s gonna taste it?
The first vines taking root in Burkina Faso
A project to watch.
Is the future of Alsace red?
Another Grand Cru goes red in Alsace.
Rioja’s new Viñedos Singulares
More parcels selected.
Devil’s Advocate – Tough(er) Times Ahead
The optimist is pessimistic.
