This Week Uncorked

In today's episode, we discuss how a major Supreme Court case could reshape direct-to-consumer wine shipping, Coravin celebrates selling its two millionth system, Italian police seize 2.5 million liters of fraudulent wine, and a bizarre human composting controversy stirs debate in California wine country.

This week also features Holus Bolus in Los Olivos, the Beringer Knights Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2021, and Gulfstream in Newport Beach with a $25 corkage fee.

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Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ Coravin Celebrates Milestone

♦️ Supreme Court Takes On The Future Of DtC Wine Shipping

♦️ Allegations Made Against Fresno County Winery

♦️ Italian Police Seize Fraudulently Labeled Wine

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ Holus Bolus Tasting Room in Los Olivos, CA

♦️ Knights Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ Gulfstream Restaurant in Newport Beach

♦️ Corkage is $25 Per Bottle / No Limit

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In today's episode, we discuss California winery closures are accelerating as layoffs spread across Napa, wine tariffs remain uncertain amid ongoing legal battles, and new research explores whether a simple spray could protect grapes from wildfire smoke.

This week's features include Toccata Tasting Room in Solvang, the "La Lama Terzo Movimento" Chianti Classico Riserva 2018, and Vaca Restaurant in Costa Mesa with a $30 per bottle corkage and no limit.

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Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ Surge Of California Winery Closures

♦️ Wine Tariffs Still Up in the Air

♦️ Spray Protects Grapes From Wildfire Smoke

♦️ French Laundry Chef Again Scolds Bay Area Town

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ Toccata Tasting Room in Solvang, CA

♦️ La Lama" Terzo Movimento" Chianti Classico Riserva 2018

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ Vaca Restaurant in Costa Mesa, CA

♦️ Corkage Fee is $30 Per Bottle / No Limit

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In today's episode, we discuss how Paso wineries team up to share tasting rooms, Napa pulls back on sky-high tasting fees, and winemaking expands into Scandinavia as Stag's Leap celebrates 50 years since the Judgment of Paris.

We feature Stolpman Vineyards in Los Olivos, the Sleeper Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2021, and Cielo Morongo in Cabazon with $35 per person corkage and no limit.

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Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ Two Paso Robles Wineries to Share Tasting Room

♦️ Napa's $750 Tastings Are Out

♦️ As France Tears Out Grapevines, Winemaking Expands

♦️ Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Marks the 50th Anniversary

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ Stolpman Vineyards in Los Olivos, CA

♦️ Sleeper Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2021

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ Cielo Morongo in Cabazon, CA

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In this week episode, we discuss how Francesca Giuggioli takes the reins at San Felice, Spanish producers double down on winning over U.S. buyers despite tariffs, and a Tenerife winery turns wildfire devastation into an unexpected best-seller.

This week features Crown Point Vineyards in Santa Ynez, the 2021 Trefethen Dry Riesling, and Bavette's Steakhouse & Bar in Las Vegas with a $50 corkage (1 bottle max).

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Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ San Felice Toscana Appoints Francesca Giuggioli

♦️ Spanish Wines Aim to Romance the US

♦️ Tenerife's worst wildfires in 40 years

♦️ Winners Revealed in Star Wine List

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ Crown Point Vineyards in Santa Ynez, CA

♦️ Trefethen Dry Riesling 2021

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ Bavette's Steakhouse & Bar in Las Vegas, NV

♦️ Corkage is $50 Per Bottle / Max 1

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In today's episode, we discuss how wineries are piling up for sale with few buyers stepping in, U.S. direct-to-consumer wine shipments suffer their worst decline on record, and a growing number of solo drinkers say the traditional 750ml bottle simply no longer fits modern drinking habits.

We also feature Cordon of Santa Barbara in Solvang, the 2022 Bouches-du-Rhône Blanc "Baume Noire," and Bar Le Côte in Los Olivos where corkage is $25 per bottle with no limit.

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Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ Wineries for Sale, but Buyers Scarce

♦️ Direct Wine Shipments Suffer Their Worst Decline

♦️ The 750ml Wine Bottle Is Outdated

♦️ The Rise of Water Menus

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ Cordon of Santa Barbara in Solvang, CA

♦️ 2022 Bouches-du-Rhône Blanc "Baume Noire"

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ Bar Le Côte in Los Olivos, CA

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In today's episode, we discuss a growing rift in the regenerative viticulture movement sparks debate over organic certification, Champagne and Bordeaux leaders remain bullish despite global headwinds, and Argentina's wine industry sinks into its deepest crisis in two decades.

We also spotlight Dragonette Cellars in Los Olivos, taste the 2020 Vigorello Rosso Toscana IGT, and head to 21 Oceanfront in Newport Beach where corkage runs $50 per bottle with a two-bottle maximum.

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Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ Rift Grows in Regenerative Viticulture Movement?

♦️ Why Stanislas Thiénot is confident in the future

♦️ Argentina's Wine Industry Faces Deepest Crisis

♦️ Historic DNA discovery: Turkish Kolorko identified

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ Dragonette Cellars in Los Olivos, CA

♦️ 2020 Vigorello Rosso Toscana IGT

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ 21 Oceanfront in Newport Beach, CA

♦️ Corkage is $50 Per Bottle / Max 2

📄 SHOW NOTES 📄

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California growers are ripping out thousands of vineyard acres as the wine glut deepens, Napa and Sonoma pivot hard toward millennial drinkers, and Monarch Tractor's high-profile electric autonomy collapse leaves wineries and dealers scrambling.

This week we feature the Allegretto Winery Experience in Paso Robles, sip the 2013 Curly St. James "Ostentatious Parlay" Napa Valley red blend, dine at The Restaurant at JUSTIN, and share corkage details from Les Petites Canailles at $30 per bottle with a two-bottle maximum.

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Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ California Needs to Lose More Vines

♦️ How Napa and Sonoma Wineries Are Shifting Strategies for Millennial Tastes

♦️ Arista Winery Says Adieu

♦️ Monarch Tractor Abandons Ship

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ Allegretto Winery Experience in Paso Robles, CA

♦️ 2013 Curly St. James, "Ostentatious Parlay", Napa Valley Red Blend

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ The Restaurant at JUSTIN in Paso Robles, CA

♦️ Les Petites Canailles in Paso Robles, CA - $30 Per Bottle / 2 Bottle Maximum

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This week we break down whether the wine slump is finally nearing bottom according to new industry forecasts, why 2025 is shaping up as a global wine market reset for producers and investors, and the surprising consumer insight that 30 percent of Americans simply don't like the taste of wine.

We also feature Carter Estate Winery and Resort in Temecula, spotlight the 2022 Carter Estate Les Nobles, and highlight Domenico's Italian Chophouse along with The Vineyard Rose Restaurant, which offers $25 corkage per bottle with no limit.

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Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ Is the Worst Almost Over?

♦️ The Global Wine Market In 2025: A Reset Year

♦️ France's Organic Winegrowers Lose an Indispensable Tool. What Now?

♦️ Wine's Unpopularity a Matter of Taste

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ Carter Estate Winery and Resort in Temecula, CA

♦️ 2022 Carter Estate Les Nobles

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ Domenico's Italian Chophouse in Temecula, CA

♦️ The Vineyard Rose Restaurant - Corkage is $25 Per Bottle/No Limit

📄 SHOW NOTES 📄

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This week we examine UC Davis experts unpacking whether wine is truly healthy, a major Alaska court ruling expanding tasting room freedoms, California lawmakers moving to close the "American" wine labeling loophole, and a surprising report that the state could face a grape shortage despite years of oversupply.

We also feature Robert Mondavi Winery at Arch & Tower in Napa, spotlight the Taken From Granite "Swan Song" Cabernet Sauvignon 2001, and wrap up with Posh in Florence plus The Morris Restaurant in San Francisco, which offers a $50 per bottle corkage fee.

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Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ Is Wine Really Healthy? Experts Summarize the Research

♦️ Alaska Court Strikes Down Entertainment Restrictions for Breweries and Wineries

♦️ Some 'American' wine legally contains cheap foreign juice

♦️ California Could Face Grape Shortage?

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ Robert Mondavi Winery at Arch & Tower in Napa, CA

♦️ Taken From Granite "Swan Song" Cabernet Sauvignon 2001

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ Posh in Florence, Italy

♦️ The Morris Restaurant - Corkage is $50 per bottle

📄 SHOW NOTES 📄

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This week we break down how wine quietly dodged strict alcohol limits in the new U.S. dietary guidelines, why Idaho's Snake River Valley is gaining serious momentum as an emerging wine region, examine devastating wildfires ripping through Victoria's wine country, and revisit a master-level rethink of whether wine scores actually mean what we think they do.

We also feature Sparacia Witherell Family Winery & Vineyards, spotlight the Cullen Diana Madeline Red Wine 2022, and wrap up with Limoncello Fresh Italian Kitchen, which offers a $35 corkage fee with no bottle limit.

Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ Wine Dodges Dietary Guidelines Bullet

♦️ Unlikely potato region becomes winemaking powerhouse

♦️ What's the Point of Points?

♦️ Wildfires Rip through Victoria Wine Country

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ Sparacia Witherell Family Winery & Vineyards in Brooksville, FL

♦️ Cullen Diana Madeline Red Wine Margaret River 2022

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ Limoncello Fresh Italian Kitchen in Las Vegas, NV

♦️ Corkage Fee is $35 Per Bottle/No Limit

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