On Wine Report

It’s well-established that the Romans liked their wine. In fact, it’s believed that many drank as much as a liter a day each! But what did it actually taste like? Did it bear any similarity to what we consume today? Recent research is shedding new light on its flavor, aroma... Read More

France’s wine woes continued in 2023 as exports of wine and spirits fell last year from a post-COVID peak as inflation clipped consumer demand and distributors in the lucrative U.S. market cleared existing stocks, industry group FEVS said. Wine and spirits are one of France’s biggest export earners. The sector... Read More

Congratulations to the newest vintage of Masters of Wine! The Institute of Masters of Wine (IMW) has announced five new MWs have joined its membership, including four in the UK and one based in Italy. EMILY BRIGHTON MW, CHRISTOPHER MARTIN MW, ROBERT MATHIAS MW, DROR NATIV MW, are UK-based and... Read More

Raise a glass for the MSPCA! For every case sold of Montaria Red Reserva, a wine from the Alentejo Region of Portugal, M.S. Walker Brands and M.S. Walker Massachusetts are donating a portion of proceeds to local non-profit MSPCA-Angell to benefit the health and wellbeing of animals. The brand Montaria... Read More

It’s very, very dry in Catalonia and that’s a big problem for Cava producers as Penedès grapples with extreme water shortage. According to a study published in Nature Geoscience, the Spanish Mediterranean coast is in the midst of the most severe dry spell the Iberian Peninsula has experienced in the... Read More

Move over beer, the NBA is getting into the wine game. The National Basketball Association and Kendall-Jackson Winery have announced a multiyear partnership, making Kendall-Jackson the Official Wine of the NBA and USA Basketball and La Crema the Official Wine of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA).  Kendall-Jackson and La... Read More

When life gives you smoke-tainted wine grapes…make whiskey! Following the devastating wildfires that tore through Oregon in 2020, Patricia Green Cellars was left with 12,000 gallons of smoke-tainted Pinot Noir grapes. Rather than chalk it up as a total loss, head winemaker Jim Anderson got creative. Teaming up with local... Read More

If you’re a fan of Netflix’s hit show Love is Blind then get your wine glass ready! Cupcake Vineyards has teamed up with the producers of the popular show to launch a limited-edition Chardonnay under the name Love is Wine. Season six kicked off on Valentine’s Day in conjunction with the... Read More

The William Fèvre estate has had something of a challenging time finding a permanent home lately. A little more than a year after the renowned top-tier Chablis producer was purchased by Artémis Domaines, it has once again been sold, this time to Domaines Barons de Rothschild for an undisclosed sum.... Read More

It’s out with the old and out with the new. The US arm of the Court of Master Sommeliers has decided that wine-producing countries will no longer be referred to as “Old World” or “New World” in materials, the body announced in its December newsletter. The decision was driven by... Read More