This week Sam discusses Germany’s smallest vintage in 15 years, an initiative to recognise fortified-wine production as Intangible Cultural Heritage under UNESCO, a $99-million wine Ponzi scheme, PacifiCorp to pay Oregon wineries $125 million and, finally, a new Sonoma entry on the list of wineries with Regenerative Organic Certification.

You can read the transcript of this newscast (with linked news sources) at https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/germanys-tiny-2025-vintage-oregon-wildfire-payout-rams-gate-winery-goes-roc.