Oh wow - I did not know this.
09.02.2026 07:48 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0@ollystyles.bsky.social
Wine writer, winemaker, fencer, flyfisher, and a bit more. Winemaker, Halcyon Days New Zealand; Wine writer, wine-searcher.com; Oceania Veteran Men's Sabre Champion 2024
Oh wow - I did not know this.
09.02.2026 07:48 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Winegrowing is being used as a tool of colonization in the West Bank, with wines made from grapes grown on land seized by Israeli settlers finding its way โ often through deception โ onto the shelves of wine stores in Europe and the US... www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/02/th...
08.02.2026 19:37 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0"I had two days of coughing up blood but I'm fine now." My piece on the Victoria bushfires and their impact on local wineries. www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/01/wi...
17.01.2026 00:33 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0My #winenews this week: Spanish wine critic tries to school superstar #Rosalรญa on pronunciation; top Bordeaux vineyard prices now on downturn; Abruzzo subregion gets DOCG title; Spain leads bulk wine market; and more on Argentina's huge deregulation push www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/11/cr...
23.11.2025 23:09 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The #winenews headlines you missed: France forces Cognac distillers to pay duty on stolen spirit; Chapoutier plants agave for Tequila production; Deregulation of Argentina's winemaking a "health risk" says expert; Alsace celebrates "excellent" 2025; and more... www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/11/co...
16.11.2025 18:51 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0My roundup of the wine headlines you missed: Phytoplasma threatens Hungary vineyards; Bordeaux Cru's no-alc wine; Break-in at Ducru-Beaucaillou; Vandalism in Bordeaux; Yquem owner's wines at auction; Non-alc wine talks stall; and leafhopper found in Bordeaux www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/10/hu...
25.10.2025 19:21 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0It's also just wrong
20.10.2025 20:32 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0My latest wine news roundup: 2025 set to be great for Barolo; Beaujolais winemaker gets jail for death; Kenyan archbishops take control of altar wine; Wine tanks emptied in Bordeaux; Russia to host BRIC wine forum; and Argentinian winemakers sound the alarm.
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Haha - that was my fault, not his! We talked about Turkish wines - both good and bad - but I didn't have space for it to go on there. So blame me - I'm very sorry we couldn't reproduce the whole interview!
15.10.2025 09:05 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Isn't it just! At least there was the Shiraz and Schubert at the end there...
12.10.2025 22:33 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0My roundup of the wine headlines you might have missed last week: Chapoutier intern dies; Cannabis found in barrel shipment in Bordeaux; Burgundy winegrower assaults mayor; Major Cognac vine-pull plan announced; and Orchestra pairs wine with music. www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/10/ca...
12.10.2025 18:44 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1This week's wine news headlines:
๐ท French winegrower releases Palestine cuvรฉe;
๐ท CAV empties wine tanks in Languedoc;
๐ท Oscar-winner Jean Dujardin launches Bordeaux whiskey;
๐ท New Vino de Pago for Tharsys; and
๐ท Wine "not incompatible with sport" says Olympian. www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/10/wi...
He has done a bunch of Swiss wines lately!
03.10.2025 18:17 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Doesn't it just
02.10.2025 23:01 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0ikr
02.10.2025 23:01 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Finally managed to chat to the wonderful Emre Rende of Chรขteau Garbage... www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/10/ga...
02.10.2025 23:00 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 2My wine-news-you-missed last week:
๐ท Italian winemaker admits brutal homicide;
๐ท "CBD influencer" in Bordeaux court for extortion;
๐ท Wine crisis hits Asti;
๐ท Muscadet winegower dies in cellar, close call in Beaujolais;
๐ท Second winegower suicide in Bordeaux
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My weekly wine news roundup: Pallets of wine sent to Bordeaux prison; Argentina unveils new Geographical Indicator (GI); Brazil's Lula to serve aรงai wine at climate summit; Bordeaux producer acquitted of misleading consumers; and more www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/09/fr...
13.09.2025 21:01 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0"It will be the same serious nods as those made when Cheval Blanc and the like left the Saint-รmilion classification. The brand doesn't need the appellation. They might be right. But it is, to me, as an environmental conservative, still, actually, quite sad..." www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/09/la...
31.08.2025 20:46 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The wine news stories you might have missed last week: Aude smoke taint "unprecedented"; Calvados producer says Trump tariffs hitting all; Conservatives asked to can Calimocho competition; Balearic vineyards to expand; and wine thief gets stuck up chimney...
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Haha! Fair point, but I try to keep the main stories to stuff that hasn't yet been published in the English-speaking press, but if you reckon I should broaden it out, I'm all ears!
17.08.2025 10:55 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0My wine news roundup this week: Chรขteau Angรฉlus assigned administrator following family feud; Navarra winery stars in Amazon Prime series with Catherine Zeta-Jones; Bordeaux harvest begins after heatwave; St-Emilion looks to adopt white wines; and Top NZ winery for sale...
16.08.2025 18:48 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1Travis Scott drinks white Burgundy; Wildfires in Corbiรจres; Bordeaux cancels wine festival; CIVB moves to co-presidency; Natural/organic wine on the up in Argentina; Sicily expects good vintage; wine a most-stolen good in Spanish supermarkets AND MORE: www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/08/ra...
09.08.2025 22:57 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0My wine news roundup this weekend: Polish court rules against Prosecco body lotion; "Cursed" Bordeaux chรขteau changes hands; Muscadet to add subregions; Alsace production to fall; Savoie harvest nearing; and Israeli firm installs zero-alc factory in Spain...
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My wine news roundup from last week: Trade slams worst En Primeur in 40 years; Champagne fraudster facing more jail time and sex charges; Downsizing hits Courvoisier; Lanzarote vineyards in new TV series; and Pays d'Oc (and others) to reuse bottles... www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/06/tr...
17.06.2025 01:16 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0"Imagine you worked in an industry in which, every two days, a woman files a complaint of sexual harassment. Welcome to the wine industry." My interview with Paye ton Pinard founder Isabelle Perraud www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/06/ta...
09.06.2025 21:59 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0My latest #wine news roundup this week covers: Real wine lovers swallow; Montepulciano to add subregions to labels; Boisset buys a Dauvissat; Mildew pressure in southern France and Andalucia; and Ribera del Duero winery theft arrests nab crime gang...
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Wine news roundup: Rafa Nadal says farewell with Burgundy and Sherry; major Bordeaux fraud case (Languedoc turned into Pauillac) to go to court; huge company spat between Spain and Argentina opens up; Union bosses say Cognac industry is "facing disaster" www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/06/na...
02.06.2025 22:45 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1This weekend's wine news: Floods and hail storms batter France; Italy exports "worrying"; Rhรดne wines recalled over glass in bottles; Wine labels feature in Argentinian torture case; Fraud office clashes with behemoth; and Citรฉ du Vin charge thrown out... www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/05/st...
24.05.2025 23:00 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0My #winenews roundup this week: Archeologist says Asterix's magic potion was wine; Israeli tasting in Chianti scrapped after furor over Gaza; Hollywood actor in Ribeira Sacra; More layoffs in Cognac; Bordeaux vigneron commits suicide; and Buzet coop saved...
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