In this episode, we discuss how AI is reshaping wine writing, Michelin is stepping into global wine scoring, and the debate over why wine ratings still matter continues alongside the release of Wine Spectator's Top 100 list. This week's features spotlight the historic Gordon's Wine Bar in London, the 2019 Siboney Cellars "Storm Breaker" Merlot, and Steak & Company in London for a perfect food‑and‑wine finish.

Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ How a (very) Few Number of Humans Can Stay Employed As Wine Writers in the Age of AI

♦️ Michelin's next course: rating the world's wines

♦️ No S**t! - Why Scores Matter to Wine

♦️ Wine Spectator's Top 100 Lists

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ Gordon's Wine Bar in London, England

♦️ 2019 Siboney Cellars "Storm Breaker" Merlot

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ Steak & Company in London, England

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In this week's episode, we discuss Master Sommelier Ian Cauble launching The Caubleist, a new daily wine club with deep storytelling roots, as the wine world debates the meaning of minerality, vine age, and a bribery scandal involving shelf space and Super Bowl tickets. This week's featured winery is Manousakis in Crete, the wine is a 2023 Gundlach Bundschu Dry Gewürztraminer, and the restaurant is Cucina del Teatro in Rome.

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Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ Master Sommelier Ian Cauble Launches the Caubleist: A Daily Journey Through the World's Great Wines

♦️ Why No One In Wine Can Agree On The Meaning Of This Word

♦️ Is Older Better? The Great Vine Debate

♦️ Super Bowl tickets and a gift card 'bank': How wine producers allegedly bribed California stores

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ Manousakis Winery in Crete, Greece

♦️ 2023 Gundlach Bundschu Dry Gewürztraminer

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ Cucina del Teatro in Rome, Italy

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In this week's episode, we discuss Port wine's uncertain future, a flight attendant's global quest for Domaine des Miroirs, and Sonoma County's denial of a wine country pool club lead this week's top stories. This episode features Robert Renzoni Vineyards in Temecula, their 2021 Fiori di Fano wine, and a visit to Mama Rosa's Trattoria.

Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ 'It'll be a shrinking category until it's rediscovered': predicting Port's future

♦️ 2 Years, 10 Cities, and Countless Wine Shops: A Flight Attendant's Relentless Hunt for Domaine des Miroirs

♦️ This Wine Brand Wanted To Open A Wine Country Pool Club. Here's Why You Won't Be Swimming In It

♦️ Lifting Earth's Burden With Lighter Wine Bottles

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ Robert Renzoni Vineyards in Temecula, CA

♦️ 2021 Fiori di Fano – Robert Renzoni Vineyards

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ Mama Rosa's Trattoria at Robert Renzoni Vineyards

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In this week's episode, we discuss how wine tourism now generates 25% of global winery revenue, Clif Family boosts membership by revamping the wine club model, and a California couple brings regenerative farming into the spotlight. This episode also features Tenuta di Mensanello in Tuscany, the I Sistri Chardonnay 2022, and Cosimo Rooftop Restaurant & Bar in Florence.

Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ Wine Tourism Now Accounts For A Quarter Of Global Winery Revenue

♦️ How Clif Family Winery Grew Membership 15% by Ditching the Traditional Wine Club

♦️ The Californian Winemaking Couple That Made Regenerative Agriculture Cool

♦️ We Asked 13 Sommeliers: What's the Most Underrated Napa Wine?

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ Tenuta di Mensanello in Tuscany, Italy

♦️ I SISTRI CHARDONNAY 2022

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ Cosimo Rooftop Restaurant & Bar in Florence, Italy

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In this week's episode, we discuss a neuromarketing study that reveals how wine capsules sway buying decisions, Japanese vintners embrace their own terroir over French imports, and wine and white spirits surge in Thailand's beverage market. This week's features include Château Fortia winery in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the 2022 Château Fortia Cuvée Baron, and SUSHISAMBA in London.

Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ Capsules influence wine purchase decisions, shows 'neuromarketing' study

♦️ Japanese Wine -- Not French -- Is Latest Fashion For Japan Vintners

♦️ Wine Takes A Bigger Slice Of Thailand's Beverage Market

♦️ Pink Chardonnay Added as Eighth Official Champagne Grape

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ Château Fortia in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France

♦️ 2022 Chateau Fortia Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee Baron

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ SUSHISAMBA in London, England

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In this week's episode, we discuss how Japan's sake laws are driving brewers to the U.S., Decanter explores cellar-clearing panic and rethinking alcohol levels, and the Wall Street Journal reports on California's deepening wine industry crisis. This week's spotlight features Le Domaine de la Roche in Beaujolais, their 2020 "La Croix Blanche," and a visit to the Michelin-starred La Scène Thélème in Paris.

Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ Japan's Rigid Brewing Law Is Fueling the U.S. Sake Boom

♦️ What should we do? Panic? Sell the cellar and sign the pledge?

♦️ Let's reconsider how we think about alcohol levels

♦️ California's Wine Industry Is in Crisis

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ Le Domaine de la Roche in Beaujolais, France

♦️ Domaine de la Roche "La Croix Blanche" 2020

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ La Scène Thélème in Paris, France

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From a $25 wine revolution shaking up California, to Charles Smith's transparency crusade, and bacteria that may save smoke-tainted vintages — we've got the stories that have the wine world buzzing. This week's features include the legendary Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe winery, the 2021 M. Chapoutier La Bernardine Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and the iconic restaurant Le Comptoir de La Mère Germaine in the Rhône Valley.

Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ At Kermit's Table, Part 1 & Part 2

♦️ No one is making more exciting sub-$25 California wines than this winemaker

♦️ Visionary Winemaker Charles Smith Wants You to Know What's in Your Glass and He's Willing to Pick a Fight

♦️ Bacteria could help fix the smoky taste of wildfire-tainted wine

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône Valley

♦️ 2021 M. Chapoutier Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Bernardine

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ Le Comptoir de La Mère Germaine in Châteauneuf-du-Pape

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In this week's episode, we are discussing how Canada's wine industry is seeing a surprise sales boom thanks to U.S. tariffs, Valle de Guadalupe faces a surprising new wine region rival, and the global winemaking profession hits a generational crossroads. This week's featured winery is Château des Bachelards in Fleurie, with a spotlight on the 2017 Domaine Dupré Goujon and the acclaimed OXTE Restaurant in Paris.

Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ Move over Valle de Guadalupe, there's a new wine region in town

♦️ The World's Best Malbecs of 2025

♦️ When nobody wants to become a winemaker anymore

♦️ The U.S. trade war uncorked a surprising boom for wineries across Canada

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ Château des Bachelards in Fleurie, France

♦️ 2017 DOMAINE DUPRÉ GOUJON

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ OXTE Restaurant in Paris, France

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In this week's episode, we discuss how premium wine by the glass is finally shedding its stigma, a surprising Prohibition-era loophole used by Churchill resurfaces, and the best sparkling wine in the world has just been crowned. This week's features include the Tuscany-based Poggio Amorelli winery, the rare Ao Yun "Shangri-La" 2014 from China, and fine dining at Poggio Rosso on the San Felice Estate.

Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ Should we be serving premium wines by the glass?

♦️ The No. 1 Sparkling Wine in the World, According to the 2025 International Wine Challenge

♦️ Churchill wangled a booze 'sick note' during Prohibition

♦️ Drops of God Season 2 Premieres on January 21, 2026

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ Poggio Amorelli – Castellina in Chianti, Tuscany

♦️ Ao Yun "Shangri-La" 2014

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ Poggio Rosso - San Felice Estate in Tuscany

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In this week's episode, we are discussing how tariffs continue to send shockwaves through the global wine trade, with U.S. buyers pulling back and fine wine markets reeling from long-term fallout, just as the rise of winery hotels offers a new lifeline for struggling producers. This week's features include Château Mont-Thabor in Bédarrides, their 2021 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and a visit to the Michelin-recognized Truffe & Vin restaurant in Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ Tariffs Have Transformed the Wine World as We Know It

♦️ Loss of US fine wine buyers following Trump tariffs akin to the 'exodus' of Asian buyers in 2010

♦️ The Rise of the Winery Hotel Has Come at the Exact Right Time

♦️ Afterwords Debuts 97-Point 2023 GIII Cabernet from Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ Château Mont-Thabor in Bédarrides, France

♦️ 2021 Chateau Mont-Thabor Chateauneuf-du-Pape

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ Truffe & Vin in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France

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