This week we're discussing whether Cabernet Franc is becoming New York's new signature grape, why even locals in Bordeaux are turning away from Bordeaux wines, Australia's debate over labeling Shiraz versus Syrah, and the remarkable discovery of the world's oldest liquid wine preserved inside a 2,000-year-old Roman funeral urn.

Our featured picks include Bingham Family Vineyards in Grapevine, Texas, the exceptional Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino 2019, El Gaucho Argentino Restaurant in Playas de Rosarito, Mexico (corkage not allowed), and this week's Corkage Feature: Mi Corazón Mexican Cuisine in Los Angeles, California, offering corkage for $20 per bottle with a two-bottle maximum.

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Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ New York State's Signature Grape Variety: Cabernet Franc?

♦️ This Wine Was the Toast of the World, But Now…

♦️ Australia's Most Famous Red Wine Is Having an Identity Crisis

♦️ Oldest Wine in the World Is Still Liquid Inside

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ Bingham Family Vineyards in Grapevine, TX

♦️ Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino 2019

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ El Gaucho Argentino Restaurant in Playas de Rosarito, MX

♦️ Corkage Not Allowed

♦️ $20 Per Bottle / Max 2 at Mi Corazon Mexican Cuisine in Los Angeles, CA

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This week we're covering the best grocery stores for buying wine according to a sommelier and chef, Canada's push to expand direct-to-consumer alcohol sales across provinces, how wine importers are navigating tariffs and currency volatility, and New York City's controversial "BuzzKill" campaign linking alcohol to cancer risk.

Our featured picks include Casa Rondeña Winery in Los Ranchos De Albuquerque, New Mexico, the 95-point Voché "Bodegas Manzanos Azagra" Graciano 2014 from Spain, Blue Agave Restaurant in Cleveland, Ohio (corkage: $40 per bottle, no limit), and this week's Corkage Feature: Obélix in Chicago, Illinois, offering corkage for $75 per bottle with no bottle limit.

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Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ The 3 Best Grocery Stores for Buying Wine

♦️ Statement from Minister LeBlanc

♦️ The New Rules of Wine Importing

♦️ New York City's New Anti-Alcohol Campaign

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ Casa Rondeña Winery in Los Ranchos De Albuquerque, NM

♦️ Voché "Bodegas Manzanos Azagra" Graciano 2014

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ Blue Agave Restaurant in Cleveland, OH

♦️ Corkage Fee is $40 per Bottle/No Limit

♦️ $75 Per Bottle / No Limit at Obélix in Chicago, IL

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This week we cover California vineyard values hitting rock bottom, how sports betting, cannabis, and GLP-1 weight-loss drugs are reshaping the wine business, spirits surpassing wine in global consumption, and why China could become the next great fine wine success story.

Plus, we feature Portree Cellars in Johnson City, Texas, review the Tenute del Cabreo "Il Borgo" Super Tuscan Blend 2018, visit Dahl & Di Luca Ristorante in Sedona, Arizona (where corkage is not allowed), and spotlight The Black Sheep in Las Vegas with its $35 per bottle corkage fee (2-bottle maximum).

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Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ California's Crippled Wine Industry as Values Hit Rock Bottom

♦️ What Sports Betting, Cannabis, and Weight-Loss Drugs Taught Me

♦️ Spirits Surpass Wine in Global Volumes

♦️ Why China Could Be Fine Wine's Next Success Story

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ Portree Cellars in Johnson City, TX

♦️ Tenute del Cabreo "Il Borgo" Super Tuscan Blend 2018

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ Dahl & Di Luca Ristorante in Sedona, AZ

♦️ Corkage Not Allowed

♦️ $35 Per Bottle / Max 2 at The Black Sheep in Las Vegas, NV

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In this episode of This Week Uncorked, we cover Opus One's stunning estate redesign, France drinking more beer than wine for the first time in history, Napa Costco's grapevine pest scare, and the search for answers as the U.S. wine industry faces declining sales and changing consumer habits.

We also feature Ron Yates Wines in Hye, Texas, review the Les Grandes Serres GSM 2017, visit Eddie V's in Austin (where corkage is not allowed), and spotlight Craft Omakase's generous $60-per-bottle, no-limit corkage policy.

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Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ Opus One Shows Off 'Monumental' Redesign

♦️ Beer Consumption Overtakes Wine for the First Time in France

♦️ Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Detected on Grapevines

♦️ Industry Searches for Answers as US Alcohol Sales Slide

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ Ron Yates Wines in Hye, TX

♦️ Les Grandes Serres GSM 2017

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ Eddie V's in Austin, TX

♦️ Corkage Is Not Allowed

♦️ Craft Omakase's Corkage Fee is $60 Per Bottle / No Limit

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This week we're covering Walla Walla Community College's new wine sales and management certificate, New York's push to modernize century-old liquor laws, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to leave state alcohol shipping laws intact, and Mexico leading the effort to block new international health warning labels for wine and beer.

We also feature Opolo Vineyards in Paso Robles, review the Cordant "Bedlam" Red Blend 2020, visit Postino Wine Cafe in Irvine, CA (where corkage is not allowed), and spotlight Oliver's Osteria's excellent $30 per bottle corkage policy with no bottle limit.

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Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ Walla Walla Community College Announces One-Year Wine Sales

♦️ New York State Senate Committee Advances Liquor Proposal

♦️ United States Supreme Court Denies Review of Shipping Cases

♦️ Mexico Shoots Down Prohibition Push

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ Opolo Vineyards in Paso Robles

♦️ Cordant "Bedlam" Red Blend 2020

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ Postino Wine Cafe in Irvine, CA

♦️ Corkage Is Not Allowed

♦️ Oliver's Osteria's Corkage Fee is $30 Per Bottle / No Limit

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This week we're covering France's plan to remove 28,000 hectares of vineyards, Italy's push into Canada with the first Barolo & Barbaresco World Opening as U.S. wines disappear from shelves, the staggering impact of Canada's booze bans on the American wine industry, and Australia's backlash after the government slashes funding for its Wine Tourism and Cellar Door Grant program.

We also review Mia Carta Tasting Room in Napa, uncork the 2019 Quintessa Cabernet Sauvignon, dine at Compline Restaurant, discuss why Jerome's Asylum Restaurant doesn't allow corkage, and spotlight RH Yountville Wine Vault's $25 per bottle corkage policy (no limit, bottle cannot appear on the wine list).

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Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ France Moves to Remove 28,000 Hectares of Vineyard

♦️ Canadian Edition of the Barolo and Barbaresco World Opening

♦️ How Much Damage Have Canada's Booze Bans Done to the U.S.

♦️ Australia Government Slashes Wine Tourism Budget

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ Mia Carta in Napa, CA

♦️ Quintessa Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ Compline Restaurant in Napa, CA

♦️ Corkage Fee: $25 Per Bottle / Max 4

♦️ RH Yountville Wine Vault Corkage Fee

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This week on This Week Uncorked, we explore the highly anticipated reopening of Robert Mondavi Winery after its massive three-year transformation, examine Constellation Brands' warning that premium wine growth remains sluggish, look at Changyu's worst financial performance in more than 20 years, and discuss why the next generation of wine drinkers may actually be emerging in China rather than disappearing altogether.

Plus, we feature Jerome Winery in Jerome, Arizona, review the Greenock Creek Barossa Valley Shiraz 2019, revisit Jerome's Asylum Restaurant (where corkage is not allowed), and spotlight the Eiffel Tower Restaurant in Las Vegas, where you can enjoy one of the Strip's best dining views with a $50 per bottle corkage fee and no bottle limit.

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Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ Robert Mondavi winery reopening

♦️ Premium Wine Faces Flat Sales Growth

♦️ China's Top Wine Maker Sees Lowest Profit in 20 years

♦️ Young Wine Drinkers the Industry Can't Find

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ Jerome Winery in Jerome, AZ

♦️ Greenock Creek 'Barossa Valley' Shiraz 2019

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ Jerome's Asylum Restaurant in Jerome, AZ

♦️ Corkage Is Not Allowed

♦️ Eiffel Tower Restaurant Corkage Fee is $50.00 Per Bottle/No Limit

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This week we examine growing pressure on Napa Valley as industry insiders call for major restructuring, a California appeals court pauses Hoopes Vineyard's $4 million penalty, all four of Napa's leading agriculture and wine organizations unite behind permitting reform and long-term land-use protections, and Norah Jones launches a new wine label following her Grammy-winning music career.

Plus, we feature Thacher Winery & Vineyard in Paso Robles, review the Michael Klouda Wines Hatterle Zinfandel 2017, spotlight King's Fish House where corkage is complimentary, and highlight Gourmet Italia with a corkage fee of just $20 per bottle and no bottle limit.

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Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ Insider Calls for Radical Napa Change

♦️ Norah Jones Pivots to Wine

♦️ California Appeals Court Pauses Hoopes Judgment

♦️ Napa's Four Orgs Calling for Permitting Reform

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ Thacher Winery & Vineyard in Paso Robles, CA

♦️ Michael Klouda Wines "Hatterle" Zinfandel 2017

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ Kings Fish House in Laguna Hills, CA

♦️ Corkage Is Complimentary

♦️ Gourmet Italia Corkage Fee is $20 Per Bottle / No Limit

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In today's episode, we discuss Colorado launching its first statewide wine app, LVMH exits Indian wine production, a major new Sunnyslope winery brings serious scale to Idaho wine country, and Southern Utah's Wine Trail is putting wineries near Zion National Park on the map. This week also features R. Stuart Winery Tasting Room in McMinnville, the Adelsheim Chardonnay 2020, and Marché Moderne in Newport Beach with its $35 corkage fee, plus Falkner Winery & The Pinnacle Restaurant's $25 per bottle/no limit corkage policy.

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Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ Colorado Wine Industry Launches Consumer App

♦️ LVMH Sells Indian Winery

♦️ Former Vineyard Owners Team Up On New Sunnyslope Winery

♦️ Exploring Southern Utah's Wineries

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ R. Stuart Winery Tasting Room in McMinnville, OR

♦️ Adelsheim Chardonnay 2020

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ Marché Moderne in Newport Beach, CA

♦️ Marché Moderne Corkage Fee: $35 Per Bottle / Max 4

♦️ Falkner Winery & The Pinnacle Restaurant Corkage Fee: $25 Per Bottle / No Limit

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In today's episode, we discuss the collapse of Monarch Tractor's high-profile ag tech gamble, a shocking Cal Poly study showing Napa growers facing up to $1,700 per acre in regulatory costs, and the Global Old Vine Registry surpassing 10,000 vineyards worldwide.

Featured this week are J Dusi Wines & Tasting Room in Paso Robles, the My Favorite Neighbor Chardonnay 2021, Houston's Restaurant in Irvine ($25 corkage / no limit), and a corkage spotlight on Morimoto Napa ($40 corkage / two bottle limit).

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Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ Failed AI Tractor Company Lays off All Employees

♦️ Napa Wine Grape Growers Face Regulatory Costs

♦️ Global Old Vine Registry Surpasses 10,000 Vineyards

♦️ Tiny Wine Shops Turning Constraint into Opportunity

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ J Dusi Wines & Tasting Room in Paso Robles, CA

♦️ My Favorite Neighbor Chardonnay 2021

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ Houston's Restaurant in Irvine, CA

♦️ Houston's Restaurant Corkage Fee: $25 Per Bottle / No Limit

♦️ Morimoto Napa Corkage Fee: $40 Per Bottle / Two Bottle Limit

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