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Hail and fires in France, Australian organics upset, a Burgundy-UK venture

7 min • 11 juli 2025

This week Sam discusses Vietnam’s tax hike, hail and fires in France, the shuttering of an organic certification body in Australia, Burgundian investment in the UK and Dr Richard Smart’s passing.

You can read the transcript of this newscast at https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/hail-and-fires-france-australian-organics-upset-burgundy-uk-venture.

Senaste avsnitt

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Wildfires burn Aude, Corsica and California, super-light wine bottles, new GI for Argentina

8 augusti | 7 min

French protests and storms, microplastics in beverages, human trafficking in Champagne

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Meininger’s International shuts down, Oregon vineyard-management juggernaut, ICE raids

20 juni | 6 min

Treasury Estates bets on NoLos, varietal Muscardin, mapping old vineyards, French glass recycling

13 juni | 7 min

Mt Etna eruption, RNDC abandons California, Vinarchy investments

6 juni | 7 min

Tariff lawsuits, Chile’s 2025 harvest, lightweighting bottles, harnessing soil microbes

30 maj | 6 min

France hit by severe storms, Australian wine exports surge, fine-wine sales slump

23 maj | 6 min

Champagne house strikes, why Gen Z isn’t drinking, China tariffs, Provence’s first cru

16 maj | 5 min

Hail hits Champagne, Mendoza considers mining, France's new export scheme

9 maj | 6 min

Bordeaux 2024 EP, Bhutan's first wine, South African wildfires, Argentina’s 2025 harvest

2 maj | 6 min

2025 writing competition, 2024 bordeaux, 2023 port and forever chemicals

26 april | 7 min

South Africa's 2025 harvest, a lawsuit against Trump's tariffs, and the OIV's latest report

18 april | 6 min

Six of Constellation's wine brands sold, Mexico's first IGP and three new French grape varieties

11 april | 5 min

Trump’s tariff war, US public health agencies gutted, Old Vine Heroes announced

4 april | 6 min

EU wine industry aid, Ireland’s health labels, German exports grow, China’s white-wine boom

28 mars | 8 min

Nervous wine-export markets, Jumilla’s smallest-ever harvest, Australian Ark takes top prize

22 mars | 7 min

Alcohol tariffs, South Africa tax rise, a copper alternative, RIP Rudi Wiest, Rhône Roots

14 mars | 7 min

Trump’s tariff war hits US wine, Constellation Brands rumours, new wine-studies scholarship

7 mars | 8 min

RIP Peter Sichel, more Trump tariffs, organic non-alcoholic wine, Bordeaux’s 2024 harvest

28 februari | 7 min

New MWs, Trump's mass firings impact US wine, WHO pushes health warning labels for alcohol

21 februari | 7 min

Bordeaux’s new cru bourgeois lists, Trump tariffs and funding freezes, UK budget impacts

14 februari | 9 min

Bottle lightweighting gains support, South Africa's rising exports, new smoke taint study

31 januari | 6 min

US wine industry status report, ingredient labelling for wine, Trump's proposed tarriffs

24 januari | 7 min

LA wildfires, US alcohol and health reports, Collio’s orange wines, Alsace vine challenges

17 januari | 9 min

Update on Southern Glazer's lawsuit, Blaye becomes Blavia, new wine packaging sizes

10 januari | 8 min

US warnings on alcohol, growing NOLO sales, Cava's commitment to organics, champagne slump

3 januari | 7 min

Benefits of moderate drinking, the kokumi effect on sparkling wines, new 'crus' for Alto Adige

20 december 2024 | 8 min

FTC sues Southern Glazers, Finnish dietary regulations updated, new Argentine GI

13 december 2024 | 7 min

Georgian wine in danger, Burgundy's new premiers crus, South Africa's tax woes

6 december 2024 | 7 min

Napa's newest ROC winery, California farm-labour lawsuit, French vine-pull update

22 november 2024 | 5 min

New Zealand frost, new US wine market data, light bottle weight wins, China joins OIV

15 november 2024 | 8 min

What the US elections mean for the wine industry, defining old vines, UK duty hike response

8 november 2024 | 7 min

Spain’s devastating floods, UK Autumn Budget impacts, Germany’s small harvest

1 november 2024 | 7 min

Carbon capture in the winery, chestnut tannins, Rhône floods, Castel Group buys Malard

25 oktober 2024 | 8 min

Napa’s new AVA, a massive wine fraud bust, UK harvest woes, hidden sugar in 'dry' wine

18 oktober 2024 | 8 min

France's shrinking vineyards, Napa's name protected, Duckhorn Portfolio sold

11 oktober 2024 | 6 min

Hurricane Helene, LVMH's non-alcoholic fizz, the VITÆVINO declaration and the US dietary guidelines controversy

4 oktober 2024 | 8 min

French vine-pulls and Spanish subsidies, wildfires in Portugal, an electric furnace for bottles

27 september 2024 | 7 min

Flooding in Europe, frost in Australia, Veneto harvest begins, a new Rhône appellation

20 september 2024 | 8 min

The alcohol & health debate, France's tiny harvest, Alpha Estate buys Boutari Santorini

13 september 2024 | 7 min

A win for Swedish wines, the release of Germany's GGs, Brown-Forman abandons DEI, losses at Australian Vintage and Naked Wines, Zuccardi cuts bottle weights

30 augusti 2024 | 7 min

New MWs, Criolla Chica promoted, Aude hail, growth markets for beverage alcohol

24 augusti 2024 | 7 min

New wine-and-health study, alcohol on TikTok, Ackley’s rapid growth, early harvest in Austria

16 augusti 2024 | 7 min

New wine regions for Chile, hail in Beaujolais and Barolo, protests in Portugal, and theft in Burgundy

9 augusti 2024 | 9 min

New data on falling wine sales, Australia regains China market, Alsace limits yields

2 augusti 2024 | 7 min

US dietary guidelines for alcohol update, new red Alsace Grand Cru, Champagne challenges

27 juli 2024 | 8 min

Ontario strike update, hail in Ardèche, Accolade acquisitions, crisis distillation in Portugal

20 juli 2024 | 8 min

Ontario strike intensifies, hail hits Bordeaux, California fires, EU vine-pulls, spirits sales strong

12 juli 2024 | 7 min

Promoting bottle reuse, Ontario liquor store strike, AWRI downsizes, UK vineyards expand

6 juli 2024 | 9 min

A hunt for old vines, higher standards in Marlborough and Antinori buys Col Solare

29 juni 2024 | 7 min

Hail and wildfires, world's oldest wine discovered, Bordeaux's weak en primeur campaign

22 juni 2024 | 6 min

‘Diet’ wine, Australian struggles, Warren Winiarski and a sustainability award for Jancis

15 juni 2024 | 8 min

Accolade Wines update, Tesco’s bottle weight pledge, US wine bottle reuse, Oregon wildfire lawsuits

31 maj 2024 | 7 min

Hail and floods, alcohol and health, smuggled vines and the end of a Pinot Noir celebration

24 maj 2024 | 8 min

Brazil update, gender and wine buying, Accolade’s latest moves, good news on US wine sales

17 maj 2024 | 7 min

Hail and fires in France, Australian organics upset, a Burgundy-UK venture

Senaste avsnitt

Phylloxera hits Canaries, US alcohol consumption plummets, harvest 2025 starts

Wildfires burn Aude, Corsica and California, super-light wine bottles, new GI for Argentina

Harvest starts in France, new US tariff concerns, Gallo winery closure

Champagne news, hail hits Loire, Barossa uproar, RIP Angela Muir MW

WHO's health taxes, more Australian wine aid, nine new Master Sommeliers

Hail and fires in France, Australian organics upset, a Burgundy-UK venture

French protests and storms, microplastics in beverages, human trafficking in Champagne

Meininger’s International shuts down, Oregon vineyard-management juggernaut, ICE raids

Treasury Estates bets on NoLos, varietal Muscardin, mapping old vineyards, French glass recycling

Mt Etna eruption, RNDC abandons California, Vinarchy investments

Tariff lawsuits, Chile’s 2025 harvest, lightweighting bottles, harnessing soil microbes

France hit by severe storms, Australian wine exports surge, fine-wine sales slump

Champagne house strikes, why Gen Z isn’t drinking, China tariffs, Provence’s first cru

Hail hits Champagne, Mendoza considers mining, France's new export scheme

Bordeaux 2024 EP, Bhutan's first wine, South African wildfires, Argentina’s 2025 harvest

2025 writing competition, 2024 bordeaux, 2023 port and forever chemicals

South Africa's 2025 harvest, a lawsuit against Trump's tariffs, and the OIV's latest report

Six of Constellation's wine brands sold, Mexico's first IGP and three new French grape varieties

Trump’s tariff war, US public health agencies gutted, Old Vine Heroes announced

EU wine industry aid, Ireland’s health labels, German exports grow, China’s white-wine boom

Nervous wine-export markets, Jumilla’s smallest-ever harvest, Australian Ark takes top prize

Alcohol tariffs, South Africa tax rise, a copper alternative, RIP Rudi Wiest, Rhône Roots

Trump’s tariff war hits US wine, Constellation Brands rumours, new wine-studies scholarship

RIP Peter Sichel, more Trump tariffs, organic non-alcoholic wine, Bordeaux’s 2024 harvest

New MWs, Trump's mass firings impact US wine, WHO pushes health warning labels for alcohol

Bordeaux’s new cru bourgeois lists, Trump tariffs and funding freezes, UK budget impacts

Bottle lightweighting gains support, South Africa's rising exports, new smoke taint study

US wine industry status report, ingredient labelling for wine, Trump's proposed tarriffs

LA wildfires, US alcohol and health reports, Collio’s orange wines, Alsace vine challenges

Update on Southern Glazer's lawsuit, Blaye becomes Blavia, new wine packaging sizes

US warnings on alcohol, growing NOLO sales, Cava's commitment to organics, champagne slump

Benefits of moderate drinking, the kokumi effect on sparkling wines, new 'crus' for Alto Adige

FTC sues Southern Glazers, Finnish dietary regulations updated, new Argentine GI

Georgian wine in danger, Burgundy's new premiers crus, South Africa's tax woes

Napa's newest ROC winery, California farm-labour lawsuit, French vine-pull update

New Zealand frost, new US wine market data, light bottle weight wins, China joins OIV

What the US elections mean for the wine industry, defining old vines, UK duty hike response

Spain’s devastating floods, UK Autumn Budget impacts, Germany’s small harvest

Carbon capture in the winery, chestnut tannins, Rhône floods, Castel Group buys Malard

Napa’s new AVA, a massive wine fraud bust, UK harvest woes, hidden sugar in 'dry' wine

France's shrinking vineyards, Napa's name protected, Duckhorn Portfolio sold

Hurricane Helene, LVMH's non-alcoholic fizz, the VITÆVINO declaration and the US dietary guidelines controversy

French vine-pulls and Spanish subsidies, wildfires in Portugal, an electric furnace for bottles

Flooding in Europe, frost in Australia, Veneto harvest begins, a new Rhône appellation

The alcohol & health debate, France's tiny harvest, Alpha Estate buys Boutari Santorini

A win for Swedish wines, the release of Germany's GGs, Brown-Forman abandons DEI, losses at Australian Vintage and Naked Wines, Zuccardi cuts bottle weights

New MWs, Criolla Chica promoted, Aude hail, growth markets for beverage alcohol

New wine-and-health study, alcohol on TikTok, Ackley’s rapid growth, early harvest in Austria

New wine regions for Chile, hail in Beaujolais and Barolo, protests in Portugal, and theft in Burgundy

New data on falling wine sales, Australia regains China market, Alsace limits yields

US dietary guidelines for alcohol update, new red Alsace Grand Cru, Champagne challenges

Ontario strike update, hail in Ardèche, Accolade acquisitions, crisis distillation in Portugal

Ontario strike intensifies, hail hits Bordeaux, California fires, EU vine-pulls, spirits sales strong

Promoting bottle reuse, Ontario liquor store strike, AWRI downsizes, UK vineyards expand

A hunt for old vines, higher standards in Marlborough and Antinori buys Col Solare

Hail and wildfires, world's oldest wine discovered, Bordeaux's weak en primeur campaign

‘Diet’ wine, Australian struggles, Warren Winiarski and a sustainability award for Jancis

Accolade Wines update, Tesco’s bottle weight pledge, US wine bottle reuse, Oregon wildfire lawsuits

Hail and floods, alcohol and health, smuggled vines and the end of a Pinot Noir celebration

Brazil update, gender and wine buying, Accolade’s latest moves, good news on US wine sales