The Wine News in 5

• Tariff effects, wildfires threaten Iberia and Napa Valley, To Kalon a trademark

  This week Sam discusses Trump tariffs, wildfires in Spain and in Napa Valley, the beginning of harvest in Baden, Columbia Valley, Alsace, Muscadet and Champagne, minuscule harvests for Santorini and Lanzarote and a federal verdict on whether To Kalon is a place or a trademark. You can read the transcript of this newscast (with linked news sources) at https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/tariff-effects-wildfires-threaten-iberia-and-napa-valley-kalon-trademark.

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• Phylloxera hits Canaries, US alcohol consumption plummets, harvest 2025 starts

  This week Sam discusses emergency funding for Corbières, phylloxera in the Canary Islands, projections for 2025 wine production for France, plummeting US exports to Canada, US alcohol consumption hitting an all-time low, three new grape varieties approved in the EU, and the start of harvest in Franciacorta and Napa Valley. You can read the transcript of this newscast (with linked news sources) at https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/phylloxera-hits-canaries-us-alcohol-consumption-plummets-harvest-2025-starts.

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• Wildfires burn Aude, Corsica and California, super-light wine bottles, new GI for Argentina

  This week Sam discusses recent fires in the Aude, Corsica and California, a Chinese alcohol retailer closing 1,500 stores, a new geographical indication for Argentina, two potential mining projects that would affect the wine industry – one in New Zealand and another in Australia – and the unveiling of the lightest wine bottle in the world. You can read the transcript of this newscast (with linked news sources) at https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/wildfires-burn-aude-corsica-and-california-super-light-wine-bottles-new-gi-argentina.

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• Harvest starts in France, new US tariff concerns, Gallo winery closure

  This week Sam discusses the start of harvest in France, new developments in Trump tariffs, the closing of another E & J Gallo winery, Wine Australia’s latest export report and the latest industry report from Wines of Great Britain. You can read the transcript of this newscast (with linked news sources) at https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/harvest-starts-france-new-us-tariff-concerns-gallo-winery-closure.

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• Champagne news, hail hits Loire, Barossa uproar, RIP Angela Muir MW

  This week Sam discusses a human-trafficking case in Champagne, a reduction in the allowable harvest yield in Champagne, hail in Sancerre and the Gard, fire in Columbia Gorge AVA in Oregon, developers trying to push through a resort on protected land in Barossa, and the passing of Angela Muir MW. You can read the transcript of this newscast at https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/champagne-news-hail-hits-loire-barossa-uproar-rip-angela-muir-mw.

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