This Week Uncorked

This week explores how trade wars and policy shifts are reshaping liquor markets in Canada and Saudi Arabia. We also cover the latest AHA heart health data and Costco’s surprising rise in the Napa Valley wine scene.

Chateau Ste. Michelle was a jewel of the wine industry a decade ago, but it was just dumped like a cubic zirconia… The Manhattan-based private equity firm that bought CSM in 2021 handed it off to a family of Washington grapegrowers.

This week’s round-up explores surging fine wine demand in Latin America and the resilience of the global bulk wine market amidst a broader industry downturn. We also examine the debate over government bailouts for U.S. growers and look back at the lasting impacts of Prohibition.

This week’s news highlights a global industry at a crossroads where historic regions like France and Australia implement drastic restructuring plans while Florida and Texas celebrate major breakthroughs in innovation. Dive into these pivotal shifts redefining the future of wine alongside our top picks for the week’s best pours and

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,

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,

This week’s round-up spans a major new project from Master Sommelier Ian Cauble, fresh debates over “minerality,” a data-driven look at whether old vines truly matter, and a federal bribery case shaking California’s retail shelves. Alongside the news, we spotlight a Cretan winery rooted in tradition, a standout Gewürztraminer from

A proposed “Wine Country pool club” in Sonoma collapsed after planners ruled that pools aren’t permitted at wineries, despite millions in committed funding. The setback highlights the region’s ongoing tension between tourism-driven growth and residents pushing back against turning Wine Country into a theme park.

Wine tourism now makes up roughly 25% of global winery revenue, driven by tastings, tours, and on-site experiences across 47 countries. Wineries overwhelmingly expect this growth to continue, citing tourism as a stabilizing force that boosts rural economies and community resilience.

Wine capsules may be increasingly out of favor with some drinkers, but a new neuromarketing study covered in The Drinks Business shows that nine out of ten consumers still perceive capsule-topped bottles as higher quality. Meanwhile, Nikkei Asia, The Drinks Business, and VinePair highlight a global shift, from Japan’s rising

Japan’s century-old brewing laws have frozen innovation at home and unexpectedly ignited a U.S. sake renaissance, with nearly 30 American breweries now crafting experimental rice ferments that Japan’s own rules forbid. Meanwhile, Andrew Jefford’s twin essays in Decanter urge calm amid health alarmism and climate-driven alcohol creep, reminding readers that