From a brazen $38,000 Burgundy heist in Virginia to new data revealing Millennials as the industry's most critical consumer base, we get into the shifting trends and high drama defining the wine world this week....

A record-breaking 416-year-old wild grapevine in Tibet sets an oddball headline, while Napa’s unpicked fruit and vineyard removals, Wine-Searcher’s “rock bottom” debate, and Oregon’s climate-driven varietal shifts frame a sobering industry snapshot, before the round-up ends on bright spots with Barton Family Wines, a 2020 Domaine du Grand Tinel Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and Forma in Civitavecchia....

This week’s Wine News Round-Up tracks how wine media is evolving fast, with Tom Wark questioning what human wine writing still does better than machines, and Robert Joseph arguing that scores remain a practical shortcut consumers still rely on. Meanwhile, Michelin signals a bold new move into global wine rankings, Wine Spectator’s 2025 Top 100 spotlights both prestige and value, and our picks of the week deliver London atmosphere alongside a Texas High Plains Merlot with serious drive....