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A “venenciador” sampling wine from barrel at Bodegas Toro Albala in Montilla-Moriles

Sweet delights, wines for Christmas

Sweet Christmas delights can be chocolate, marrons glacés or a sweet wine. Here are some last-minute recommendations and inspiration. Christmas is not quite complete without a sweet wine, often fortified, to go with the blue

Glera / prosecco grapes harvested in the vineyard in Conegliano-Valdobbiadene in Veneto

The world’s smallest wine harvest in 60 years

OIV (International Organization of Vine and Wine) announces that the 2023 wine harvest is the lowest in more than 60 years due to severe weather conditions such as early frost, heavy rain, and drought in

An olive grove with old trees

The olive tree around the world

We don’t usually write about olive trees and olive oil. But they are frequently seen close to vineyards, and they, like the vine, have a good resistance to heat and drought. So, when we came

A drip irrigation pipe with a drop of water

Easier to irrigate in France

Irrigation has always been strictly regulated in the European vineyards. But drought affects more and more wine vineyards, and the rules are loosened. It has been generally allowed in France for several years to irrigate

View over Holden Manz Wine Estate and the Franschhoek Mountains

South Africa is recovering, but many challenges remain

The South African wine industry is recovering from the pandemic, but challenges remain. This is according to the latest Outlook report 2023-2032 from the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP). In 2022, the surface

Harvesting pinot noir in Cote des Bar, Aube, Champagne

Champagne is looking forward to a fabulous harvest

I have just returned from Champagne – late August 2023 – where the producers are confidently looking forward to the harvest, which will start around September 12. But, as they say, nothing is certain until

A “venenciador” sampling wine from barrel at Bodegas Toro Albala in Montilla-Moriles

Sweet delights, wines for Christmas

Sweet Christmas delights can be chocolate, marrons glacés or a sweet wine. Here are some last-minute recommendations and inspiration. Christmas is not quite complete without

An olive grove with old trees

The olive tree around the world

We don’t usually write about olive trees and olive oil. But they are frequently seen close to vineyards, and they, like the vine, have a

A drip irrigation pipe with a drop of water

Easier to irrigate in France

Irrigation has always been strictly regulated in the European vineyards. But drought affects more and more wine vineyards, and the rules are loosened. It has

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