The Wine News in 5 from JancisRobinson.com

This week Sam discusses this morning’s ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States, a laundry list of sales, closures and lay-offs in the US, the sale of Ridgeview Wine Estate in the UK, Wales hiking the minimum price of alcohol and Spain’s vineyard area dropping to the lowest level in 50 years.

You can read the transcript of this newscast (with linked news sources) at https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/scotus-rules-tariffs-downsizing-us-and-spains-vineyard-area-shrinks.

This week Sam discusses floods in Spain and Portugal, floods and landslides in southern Italy, the closing of Monarch Tractor, a trade deal for China and South Africa, French wine and spirits exports falling to their lowest level in 25 years, budbreak in California and a legal case in Australia.

You can read the transcript of this newscast (with linked news sources) at https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/floods-hit-spain-portugal-italy-monarch-tractor-shuttered-early-budbreak-california.

This week Sam discusses a new grape variety for France, Concha y Toro’s purchase of Mirabeau, mining in Central Otago, Meta’s fix on Facebook bans, Argentina’s latest export report, the UK overtaking Finland for the highest wine taxes in Europe and the passing of five incredibly influential individuals.

You can read the transcript of this newscast (with linked news sources) at https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/new-french-grape-variety-argentinas-falling-exports-uks-rising-wine-taxes.

This week Sam discusses a bill to strengthen US wine labelling, the new EU–India trade deal, a delay in the EU–Mercosur trade deal, reports on the US, South African and Australian wine markets, snow in the Douro, the end of the drought in California and new signatories to the Sustainable Wine Roundtable.

You can read the transcript of this newscast (with linked news sources) at https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/strengthening-us-wine-labelling-new-eu-trade-deals-market-reports-more-bottles-lighten.

This week Sam discusses wildfires in Itata and Bío-Bío, flooding and landslides in New Zealand, Trump’s latest tariff threats, the WHO asking member states to tax alcohol more harshly, protests at Moët Hennessy, new data on champagne and Prosecco sales and an early harvest in South Africa.

You can read the transcript of this newscast (with linked news sources) at https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/more-wildfires-south-africa-harvest-starts-new-zealand-floods-prosecco-champagne-down.