This Week Uncorked

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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In today's episode, we discuss a record-breaking $812,500 bottle of 1945 DRC headlines this week's wine news as Ted Hall explores Napa's growing "luxury squeeze," while new consumer research and Eric Asimov's latest New York Times piece reveal why more wine drinkers are hunting for value bottles under $20 in today's softer wine market.

This episode also features Enkidu Winery, the Gundlach Bundschu Vintage Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2019, a spotlight on Bottega Angelina and its $40 per bottle/no limit corkage policy, plus this week's corkage feature at Stonehouse Restaurant with a $75 per bottle/no limit corkage fee.

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Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ Bottle Of 1945 DRC Sells For US$812,500

♦️ Napa's Luxury Squeeze

♦️ US Wine Drinkers Turn To Value Bottles

♦️ How To Find Great Values In Wine

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ Enkidu Winery in Sonoma, CA

♦️ Gundlach Bundschu "Vintage Reserve" Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ Bottega Angelina in Laguna Niguel, CA

♦️ Bottega Angelina Corkage Fee is $40 Per Bottle/No Limit

♦️ The Stonehouse Restaurant Corkage Fee: $75 Per Bottle/No Limit

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In today's episode, we discuss how restaurant wine prices may be pushing diners away from wine altogether, Catena Zapata has once again been named the world's most admired wine brand, Germany's new wine classification laws are officially rolling out, and the legendary Judgment of Paris has been recreated in New York.

This week we also feature Calcareous Vineyard, the 2017 Venteux Vineyards Petite Sirah 2017, and A Crystal Cove Restaurant along with Lucky's in Montecito featuring a $45 corkage fee with a two-bottle maximum.

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Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ Consumers Reject Expensive Restaurant Wines

♦️ Catena Zapata Named The World's Most Admired Wine Brand

♦️ A Guide to Germany's New Wine Classification System

♦️ Inside The Great Judgement of Paris Makeover

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ Calcareous Vineyard in Paso Robles, CA

♦️ Venteux Vineyards Petite Sirah 2017

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ A Crystal Cove Restaurant in Newport Coast, CA

♦️ Lucky's Corkage Fee: $45.00 Per Bottle / Max 2

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In today's episode, we discuss how the Global wine warning label battle heats up as Prohibitionists push new regulations, China's crackdown hits the wine trade, EU tariff removal reshapes competition for Australian wine, and Southwest Airlines rolls out new wine travel perks. This week we feature Sheehan Winery in Albuquerque, the 2022 Bodegas de Santo Tomás Sauvignon Blanc, and dining at Marriott Hacienda Del Mar's De Cortez in Cabo, plus a $30 corkage pick at The Great Oak Steakhouse.

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Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ Prohibitionists Still Going after Wine

♦️ Xi Jinping's Morality Crackdown

♦️ EU Tariff Removal for Australian Wine

♦️ Southwest Airlines Pops The Cork On Santa Rosa Service

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ Sheehan Winery Tasting Room in Albuquerque, NM

♦️ Bodegas de Santo Tomás Sauvignon Blanc 2022

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ Marriott Hacienda Del Mar's De Cortez in Cabo San Lucas, MX

♦️ The Great Oak Steakhouse Corkage Fee: $30 Per Bottle / No Limit

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In today's episode, we discuss new research that suggests wine may be the "best" alcohol choice, Napa's legendary master blender has passed away, and the 2024 Napa vintage is shaping up strong while Netflix heads to wine country with a new drama.

This week we feature McClain Cellars in Laguna Beach, the 2016 Laguna Canyon Winery Chaparral Cuvée from Fountaingrove, and Nick's in Laguna Beach with a $15 corkage fee and no bottle limit.

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Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ If You're Going to Drink, Make It This Kind of Alcohol

♦️ Napa Valley's 'Master Blender,' Has Died

♦️ 2024 Vintage in Napa Through The Lens

♦️ Netflix Turns To Napa Valley For New Wine Drama

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ McClain Cellars in Laguna Beach, CA

♦️ 2016 Laguna Canyon Winery Chaparral Cuvée, Fountaingrove

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ Nick's in Laguna Beach, CA

♦️ Corkage Fee is $15 Per Bottle / No Limit

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In today's episode, we are discussing how AI is stepping into the sommelier role, Bordeaux vineyards are now being monitored from space with hyperspectral satellites, and new data shows tariffs aren't clearly pushing Americans toward domestic wine.

This week we feature Knights Bridge Winery in Calistoga, their 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon, and Trevor's at the Tracks in San Juan Capistrano with a $30 corkage fee and two bottle limit.

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Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ Artificial Intelligence Is Coming for the Sommeliers

♦️ First Vineyard Monitored by Satellites from Space

♦️ Are Americans Turning to Homegrown Wines as Tariffs Bite?

♦️ Tasting Room Conversions Vital to DtC Growth

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ Knights Bridge Winery Tasting Room in Calistoga, CA

♦️ 2007 Knights Bridge Cabernet Sauvignon

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ Trevor's at the Tracks in San Juan Capistrano, CA

♦️ Corkage Fee is $30 Per Bottle / Two Bottle Limit

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In today's episode, we discuss how Portugal's 250 native grapes raise a big question about whether diversity alone can sell wine, while the future of American wine may come down to smart, subtle changes, and Dom Pérignon makes headlines with its smallest blend ever at just 15% of a normal harvest.

This week we feature El Gaucho Winery in Spicewood, TX, the ANECDOTE Cabernet Sauvignon 2023, and CRÚ Food & Wine Bar in Plano, TX, where there's no corkage allowed.

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Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ Wines Of Portugal Is Making Diversity Work

♦️ With Subtle Changes, Best In American Wine

♦️ Dom Pérignon Launches 'Smallest Blend Ever'

♦️ French Winegrower Pruned His Vines from a Kayak

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ El Gaucho Winery in Spicewood, TX

♦️ ANECDOTE Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ CRÚ Food & Wine Bar in Plano, TX

♦️ No Corkage Allowed

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