@starrski71@JancisRobinson It is always good to be sceptical about en-primeur hype but there are 2 points I disagree with you over - 2022 saw above par conditions, rather than sub-par and criticism from pundits for the 2022s may need to be for the prices they are released at, not overall wine quality.
Beaujolais winegrower convicted of sexual assault; Argentina harvests toughest year "in history of the province of Mendoza"; Côtes du Rhône looks to double white and rosé production; and more... https://t.co/qMT3EWfe31
Bordeaux winemakers look into whole bunch fermentation (normally the preserve of their Burgundian counterparts); Champagne 'Moo box' a hit with tourists; Jerez to host OIV summit; and Rioja unveils two-year plan to reduce production.... https://t.co/BSMlTwL2UJ
Which drink did the bar in France's National Assembly run out of? Which Ukrainian wine from a Ukrainian grape variety won a gold medal at the Mundus Vini wine awards? Find the answers (and more) here: https://t.co/1vufa5wXuw
Spanish winery revives native Aragonese grape; French NGO claims 2.6 million at risk from pesticide and fungicide spray-drift (despite imposed buffer zones); and EU rubber-stamps new French appellation... https://t.co/GccDtR027m
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Atrio hotel thieves go to court over stolen Yquem and DRC; Italian and Spanish officials reject wine health labels; Prosecco producer adopts own "responsible consumption" label; and Cariñena region expands to adopt Goya's birthplace....
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Sommeliers battle it out to crown world's best in Paris; Hunter Valley harvest begins two weeks late; Uruguay backs NOLO wines to woo more wine consumption; and brazen wine theft in Argentina goes viral https://t.co/3uAnekwNam
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Bot, write dis. The days of Artificial Intelligence Wine Writers have arrived. But will it make any impact on the world of wine? Probably not, says Oliver Styles. https://t.co/RZ8trc2ouQ
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Argentina's World Cup-winning footballers... and their wines; questions raised over Chinese holdings in Bordeaux; and Japan overtakes China as Spanish wines' export destination in Asia... #worldcup#wine https://t.co/SMUDQGHKti
Bordeaux looks to drop 10% of its vineyards; #Bierzo winery in hot water for label "objectifying women"; Sicily scores €5m to promote its wines; #Bordeaux négoce mixes #wine and rum for €4 drink and tonnellerie launches second-hand barrel platform...
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Provence reviews new grape varieties; Valpolicella upbeat despite precocious 2022 harvest; Argentina celebrates national wine day; and flooding in Rutherglen. Read all about it: https://t.co/4sHeHOqhdg
Former US basketball star Tony Parker has bought a vineyard estate just outside Avignon in the Côtes du Rhône #tonyparker#nba#winelover https://t.co/DcTzebwcrd
Hooligan boss releases wine from behind bars; #Bordeaux trade body withholds publication of bulk wine prices to stem panic; #Sherry body adopts new rulings – including allowing production in outlying towns, and Côtes du Rhône tables vine-pull scheme...
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Should our pet-hates in the world of #wine really show us more about ourselves and about the real issues our sector faces? #sommelier#influencer https://t.co/kbJYA6YHlD