The Bordeaux Commercial Court orders négociants to pay a grower more than €350,000 for violating the EGAlim law and paying him less than the cost to produce his wine, Australia offers grants for sustainable packaging innovations, unfastidious publications run clickbait headlines on wine and health, and Premiere Napa Valley raises $3 million.

Read the transcript of this episode at https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/fair-prices-farmers-sustainable-packaging-health-scares-napa-auction.

British Columbia is hit by a devastating freeze that wiped out 97-99% of the potential 2024 wine grape crop, California boasts its largest crush in 4 years, and France sees exports decline.

Read the transcript of this episode at https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/canadian-cold-snap-california-2023-harvest-french-wine-exports-decline.

Chile’s Valparaíso region is hit by devastating fires, Alberta threatens to block any wine imports from British Columbia, the EU Commission scraps their most recent pesticide proposal, and Jancis is awarded the IMW Lifetime Achievement Award while the Old Vine Registry receives the Heritage Initiative Award.

Read the transcript of this episode at https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/chilean-wildfires-canadian-cold-snap-and-eu-pesticide-proposals-scrapped.

Farmer protests in France wind down, protests in Riverland Australia pick up, Accolade Wines’ debt is acquired by Australian Wine Holdco, the Oregon wine industry fumes over Oregon Health Authority’s anti-alcohol campaign, and 67 Pall Mall launches the Global Wine Communicator Awards.

Read the transcript of this episode at https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/farmer-led-protests-accolade-buyout-oregons-alcohol-tax-uproar-and-more.

Uneasy times in the south of France and at Vintage Wine Estates on the US West Coast, while Saudi Arabia opens a wine store and California attempts to define regenerative agriculture.

Read the transcript of this episode at https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/french-farmers-protest-saudis-sell-wine-and-other-wine-news.

Regenerative organics picks up speed; Drizly shuts down; and wine is losing the battle to spirits for market share.

Read the transcript of this episode and find the full list of Regenerative Organic Certified Vineyards at https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/regenerative-organics-wine-delivery-and-svb-report.

William Fèvre sells to Domaines Barons de Rothschild, sparkling and fine wine sales falter, Argentina's new president imposes an 8% export tax on wine, and we launch a new series called 'Wine Boot Camp'.

Read the transcript of this episode at https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/sparkling-wine-sales-and-fine-wine-trends.

Naked Wines cuts prices, the Netherlands increases alcohol taxes, the Thai government decreases alcohol taxes, and Oregon wineries sue PacifiCorp. Senior US Editor for JancisRobinson.com, Samantha Cole-Johnson, walks us through the wine news for the week.

What should you know about no and low alcohol beverages? How are anthocyanin levels affected by mechanical leaf removal and deficit irrigation? Senior US Editor for JancisRobinson.com, Samantha Cole-Johnson, walks us through the wine news in 5 minutes a week (ok... 6 with intro and outro).