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news2026-09-29
🎧Ep 276 – Ken Forrester: The King of Chenin Blanc & the Wild Side of South African Wine
Season 7 of Eat Sleep Wine Repeat begins in South Africa with one of the wine world's biggest personalities: Ken Forrester. Known as the “King of Chenin Blanc”, Ken joins Janina for a conversation filled with extraordinary stories, pioneering winemaking and plenty of laughter, while exploring what has made Stellenbosch one of the world's most exciting Wine Regions. Ken explains why this grape has thrived in South Africa and how decades of experimentation have produced wines ranging from vibrant traditional-method sparkling wine to the iconic FMC and the extraordinarily complex The Dirty Little Secret. For anyone looking to learn about wine through the stories of the people actually making it, this is wine education at its most entertaining. Ken also shares the story of planting Mourvèdre in South Africa, why he believes Pinotage should be celebrated as a fresh, juicy and even chillable red, and how Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre come together in his Three Halves blend. Along the way, Ja
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🎧Ep 185 A Dream Written Down: The San Miguel Nested AVA – Featuring Kahal Family Vineyards
🍇 Where Wine Takes You, Episode Highlights 🍷 What happens when you actually follow through on the crazy thing you wrote down years ago? This week, Adam sits down with Dave and Shawn Kahal of Kahal Family Vineyards, whose path to wine country included Orange County, Connecticut, basement winemaking, some memorably bad early wine, and eventually a vineyard in Indian Valley with a San Miguel address. Their story is a good reminder that the finished bottle is usually the least complicated part. The conversation gets into Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, learning the realities of farming, the challenges facing growers in today’s wine market, and what it means to build a winery around experiences and relationships rather than simply making more wine. It’s also the latest stop in our exploration of Paso Robles’ 11 nested AVAs, with a closer look at the history and geography of the San Miguel District. Our Travel Paso Spotlight heads to From the Heart Animal Sanctuary on Fat Goat Farm in Paso
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Weekly Cellar Round-Up
Over the course of a week, I taste a bunch of wine, usually with friends, and almost always with my wife. Here are some of the wines we tasted over the past few weeks. These are wines that were not sent … Continue reading →
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Malta & Gozo: a wine story shaped by the Mediterranean
The Mediterranean islands of Malta and Gozo have a wine history shaped by centuries of settlers, traders and empires. Each has left its mark on the islands’ culture, agriculture and relationship with the vine. Joséf Bonello, Brand Ambassador for Wines of Malta & Gozo, takes us on a brief journey through Malta and Gozo’s long and eventful wine history. Inhabited as early as 6500 BCE and home to some of the world’s oldest free-standing stone temples, the archipelago has always absorbed influences from afar and shaped them into a distinct identity that continues to evolve today. One of the most enduring cultural legacies arrived with the Phoenicians in the 8th century BCE. Skilled seafarers and traders, they introduced organised viticulture to the islands, laying the foundations of a wine story that stretches back millennia. Some of the earliest physical evidence of Maltese winemaking lies beneath the sea off Gozo, where a Phoenician shipwreck dated to around 700 BCE revealed amphorae pro
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The pains to remain the same in Madrid
Enrique? José? Jesús? No. Jaime. I had no idea as to what his actual name was but the fellow behind the bar of Taberna la Dolores, with his sharpened features, embellished by a lack of enthusiasm, was, to me, a ‘Jaime’. Honestly, there’s a very good chance he was a Jesús, but that felt a little on-the-nose given that La Dolores sits on a Plaza de Jesús; a square in name only as it’s merely a somewhat broader street in the Barrio de las Letras of Madrid’s Centro district. Jaime […] For full access, please log in or purchase a subscription.
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In the Glass: Old Vine Garnacha and Age-Worthy Verdicchio
Plus some lighter reds, a stellar rosé from Texas, and a cellar Rhone gem
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Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 9/27/26
Hello and welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I The post Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 9/27/26 appeared first on Vinography .
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news2026-09-28
Question Everything…Even the Change of a Single Word
The anti-alcohol contingent knows the impact of language.
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🎧Podcast 838 – Jean-Charles Boisset, Flora Springs, Napa Valley – Life Between the Vines
Jean-Charles Boisset along with his wife Gina Gallo-Boisset have created a brand new wine experience in Napa Valley at Flora Springs. I visited with Jean-Charles...
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Something new to TASTE: Two wineries welcome tasting rooms ahead of Livermore Valley Wine Experience
Of the 25 Livermore Valley wineries pouring wine during TASTE, two are new participants this year. Both minority- and woman-owned, Shanti Winery and Cellar13 Winery recently opened Livermore tasting rooms that are generating buzz — and both are serving their wine at fun events during the program.
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Can Science Solve Smoke Taint?
With wildfires an increasing problem worldwide, Chris Boiling investigates the solutions to smoke taint.
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Visit Napa Valley 2026 Destination Symposium Highlights Tourism’s Role as an Economic Driver
September 28, 2026 (Napa Valley, CA) — Visit Napa Valley, the official destination marketing and management organization for Napa County, hosted its annual Destination Symposium on September 24, 2026, convening [...]
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Argyle Winery Announces 2026 Art of Sparkling Student Artists
Annual collaboration with Pacific Northwest College of Art returns for its 11th year, with new artwork to be unveiled October 9 September 28, 2026 (Dundee, OR) — Argyle Winery, Oregon’s [...]
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Afternoon Brief, September 28
Why One of California’s Most Prestigious Wineries Is Fighting a State Water Conservation Plan: Following nearly a decade of investment in the agrarian Suisun Valley, Caymus Vineyards is fighting a state water conservation policy that it sees as a threat to the burgeoning wine region...
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📺Anders Frederik Steen: The Understanding of Beauty
Following on from our own documentary visiting Anders Frederik Steen in the Ardeche, France, we at MORE Natural Wine took the opportunity to have a follow up...
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Kosmic Kitty® Wines Earns Back-to-Back 89–90 Point Ratings from Reverse Wine Snob
2024 Sauvignon Blanc joins Kosmic Kitty Chardonnay with 89–90 points as the family-owned California brand continues to earn recognition for quality and value September 28, 2026 (Rolling Hills, CA) — [...]
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It started as a ‘goof,’ but the evolving curiosity about East Coast wines turned into 2M page views
It started as a ‘goof,’ but the evolving curiosity about East Coast wines turned into 2M page views
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📺5 Things Everyone Gets Wrong About BORDEAUX
🍷 My Everyday Go-To Wine Glass: https://amzn.to/3OAQAcW🥂 My Favorite Champagne Wine Glass: https://amzn.to/3qhMLRF🥂 One of My Favorite Wine Glasses: https...
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Diamond Estates Wines & Spirits Announces Voting Results from Its Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders
Diamond Estates Wines & Spirits Announces Voting Results from Its Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders
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📺2026 New York Wine Classic Awards Ceremony | Presented by New York Wine & Grape Foundation
Watch the full 40th Annual New York Wine Classic Awards Ceremony, hosted by Wanda Mann, East Coast Editor of The SOMM Journal & Tasting Panel and founder of ...
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Nicolas-Jay Estate Welcomes General Manager Carrie Kalscheuer
Former Ponzi Vineyards Chief Brand Officer brings more than 15 years of Oregon wine leadership to the acclaimed Willamette Valley estate September 28, 2026 (Newberg, OR) — Nicolas-Jay, the acclaimed [...]
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🎧📺When Rebrands Go Wrong | The VinePair Podcast
Sometimes, it feels like a product needs a brand refresh. A new label, a new design, a new bottle — something. Yet as Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss, moving ...
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Fior di Sole Wants to Be Invited to the Fun Moments and They’ll Bring Wine
September 28, 2026 (Napa Valley, CA) — As the wine industry continues to evolve in response to consumers’ changing drinking preferences, Fior di Sole is pleased to announce the launch [...]
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How wine conquered the globe
How wine conquered the globe
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🎧Ep 276 – Ken Forrester: The King of Chenin Blanc & the Wild Side of South African Wine

🎧Ep 185 A Dream Written Down: The San Miguel Nested AVA – Featuring Kahal Family Vineyards

Weekly Cellar Round-Up

Malta & Gozo: a wine story shaped by the Mediterranean

The pains to remain the same in Madrid

In the Glass: Old Vine Garnacha and Age-Worthy Verdicchio

Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 9/27/26

Question Everything…Even the Change of a Single Word

🎧Podcast 838 – Jean-Charles Boisset, Flora Springs, Napa Valley – Life Between the Vines

Something new to TASTE: Two wineries welcome tasting rooms ahead of Livermore Valley Wine Experience

Can Science Solve Smoke Taint?

Visit Napa Valley 2026 Destination Symposium Highlights Tourism’s Role as an Economic Driver

Argyle Winery Announces 2026 Art of Sparkling Student Artists

Afternoon Brief, September 28

📺Anders Frederik Steen: The Understanding of Beauty

Kosmic Kitty® Wines Earns Back-to-Back 89–90 Point Ratings from Reverse Wine Snob

It started as a ‘goof,’ but the evolving curiosity about East Coast wines turned into 2M page views

📺5 Things Everyone Gets Wrong About BORDEAUX

Diamond Estates Wines & Spirits Announces Voting Results from Its Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders

📺2026 New York Wine Classic Awards Ceremony | Presented by New York Wine & Grape Foundation

Nicolas-Jay Estate Welcomes General Manager Carrie Kalscheuer

🎧📺When Rebrands Go Wrong | The VinePair Podcast

Fior di Sole Wants to Be Invited to the Fun Moments and They’ll Bring Wine

How wine conquered the globe