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All of last week's news from the world of wine.

  1. 4D AGO

    Episode 86 - A "New" Turkish Grape That Isn't Really New

    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.   Get 10% off your first purchase at The Caubleist using the code CORK10 at checkout! https://thecaubleist.com/    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 📄  Read all the stories discussed on the show ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/march-9-2026-a-new-turkish-grape-that-isnt-really-new/    👇SUBSCRIBE👇 ️ ♦️ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIe5rOLf18ZllnhaZWWQt9A?sub_confirmation=1  ️ ♦️ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/corkandjourney/  ️ ♦️ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CorkandJourney/  ️ ♦️ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/corkandjourney/  ️ ♦️ Twitter - https://twitter.com/corkandjourney/   💰 RESTAURANT CORKAGE FEES 💰 ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/listings    🍷 WINE REVIEWS 🍷 ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/wines/    🏠 WINERY REVIEWS 🏠 ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/travel/wineries/  🍽️ RESTAURANT REVIEWS 🍽️ ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/category/food/restaurants/

    12 min

  2. MAR 2

    Episode 85 - Autonomous Tractors Weren't Ready for Wine Country

    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.   Get 10% off your first purchase at The Caubleist using the code CORK10 at checkout! https://thecaubleist.com/    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 📄  SHOW NOTES 📄  Read all the stories discussed on the show ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/march-2-2026-autonomous-tractors-werent-ready-for-wine-country/    👇SUBSCRIBE👇 ️ ♦️ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIe5rOLf18ZllnhaZWWQt9A?sub_confirmation=1  ️ ♦️ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/corkandjourney/  ️ ♦️ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CorkandJourney/  ️ ♦️ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/corkandjourney/  ️ ♦️ Twitter - https://twitter.com/corkandjourney/   💰 RESTAURANT CORKAGE FEES 💰 ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/listings    🍷 WINE REVIEWS 🍷 ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/wines/    🏠 WINERY REVIEWS 🏠 ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/travel/wineries/  🍽️ RESTAURANT REVIEWS 🍽️ ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/category/food/restaurants/

    15 min

  3. FEB 23

    Episode 84 - 30 Percent of Americans Don't Like Wine

    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.   Get 10% off your first purchase at The Caubleist using the code CORK10 at checkout! https://thecaubleist.com/    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 📄  Read all the stories discussed on the show ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/february-23-2026-30-percent-of-americans-dont-like-wine/    👇SUBSCRIBE👇 ️ ♦️ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIe5rOLf18ZllnhaZWWQt9A?sub_confirmation=1  ️ ♦️ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/corkandjourney/  ️ ♦️ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CorkandJourney/  ️ ♦️ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/corkandjourney/  ️ ♦️ Twitter - https://twitter.com/corkandjourney/   💰 RESTAURANT CORKAGE FEES 💰 ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/listings    🍷 WINE REVIEWS 🍷 ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/wines/    🏠 WINERY REVIEWS 🏠 ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/travel/wineries/  🍽️ RESTAURANT REVIEWS 🍽️ ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/category/food/restaurants/

    15 min

  4. FEB 16

    Episode 83 - Cheap Imported Bulk Wine Is Showing Up in "American" Bottles

    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.   Get 10% off your first purchase at The Caubleist using the code CORK10 at checkout! https://thecaubleist.com/   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 📄  Read all the stories discussed on the show ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/february-16-2026-cheap-imported-bulk-wine-is-showing-up-in-american-bottles/    👇SUBSCRIBE👇 ️ ♦️ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIe5rOLf18ZllnhaZWWQt9A?sub_confirmation=1  ️ ♦️ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/corkandjourney/  ️ ♦️ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CorkandJourney/  ️ ♦️ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/corkandjourney/  ️ ♦️ Twitter - https://twitter.com/corkandjourney/   💰 RESTAURANT CORKAGE FEES 💰 ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/listings    🍷 WINE REVIEWS 🍷 ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/wines/    🏠 WINERY REVIEWS 🏠 ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/travel/wineries/  🍽️ RESTAURANT REVIEWS 🍽️ ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/category/food/restaurants/

    13 min

  5. FEB 9

    Episode 82 - The U.S. Quietly Drops Alcohol Limits in New Dietary Guidelines

    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 📄  SHOW NOTES 📄  Read all the stories discussed on the show ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/episode-82-the-u-s-quietly-drops-alcohol-limits-in-new-dietary-guidelines/  👇SUBSCRIBE👇 ️ ♦️ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIe5rOLf18ZllnhaZWWQt9A?sub_confirmation=1  ️ ♦️ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/corkandjourney/  ️ ♦️ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CorkandJourney/  ️ ♦️ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/corkandjourney/  ️ ♦️ Twitter - https://twitter.com/corkandjourney/   💰 RESTAURANT CORKAGE FEES 💰 ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/listings    🍷 WINE REVIEWS 🍷 ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/wines/    🏠 WINERY REVIEWS 🏠 ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/travel/wineries/  🍽️ RESTAURANT REVIEWS 🍽️ ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/category/food/restaurants/

    14 min

  6. FEB 2

    Episode 81 - Weight Loss Pills Could Be the Next Threat to Alcohol Sales

    This week we unpack the Clarke County DRC wine theft and the suspect who vanished overseas, why 2025 wasn't as bleak for California wine as the headlines suggested, and a look back at Wine-Searcher's most-read stories of the year that defined the industry's biggest themes. Our features include Galante Vineyards, the Hatzidakis Skitali Assyrtiko 2019, and dining at the Eiffel Tower Restaurant with a $50 corkage fee and no bottle limit.   Get 10% off your first purchase at The Caubleist using the code CORK10 at checkout!   Wine News Round-Up: ♦️ Serbian National Wanted in Clarke County Wine Theft ♦️ It Was a Tough Year for California Wine ♦️ The Most-Read Stories of 2025 ♦️ Arrival of GLP-1 Weight-Loss Pill Creates New Headache   Wine & Winery of the Week: ♦️ Galante Vineyards in Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA ♦️ Hatzidakis Skitali Assyrtiko 2019   Restaurant & Corkage of the Week: ♦️ Eiffel Tower Restaurant in Las Vegas, NV ♦️ Corkage Fee is $50 Per Bottle / No Limit 📄  SHOW NOTES 📄  Read all the stories discussed on the show ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/february-2-2026-weight-loss-pills-could-be-the-next-threat-to-alcohol-sales/    👇SUBSCRIBE👇 ️ ♦️ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIe5rOLf18ZllnhaZWWQt9A?sub_confirmation=1  ️ ♦️ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/corkandjourney/  ️ ♦️ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CorkandJourney/  ️ ♦️ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/corkandjourney/  ️ ♦️ Twitter - https://twitter.com/corkandjourney/   💰 RESTAURANT CORKAGE FEES 💰 ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/listings    🍷 WINE REVIEWS 🍷 ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/wines/    🏠 WINERY REVIEWS 🏠 ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/travel/wineries/  🍽️ RESTAURANT REVIEWS 🍽️ ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/category/food/restaurants/

    11 min

  7. JAN 26

    Episode 80 - Canada's U.S. Liquor Selloff Sparks Buying Frenzy

    This week we cover Canada's rush to buy boycotted U.S. liquor stockpiles, a new American Heart Association report linking moderate drinking to heart health, and how Costco has become an unlikely destination for serious wine buyers—plus a look at Saudi Arabia quietly lifting its decades-long booze ban. Our features include Rombi Wines, the 2021 Viognier from Happy Canyon's Jack McGinley Vineyard in Santa Barbara, and dining at La Bottega del 30 and Masseria with a $75 corkage fee.   Wine News Round-Up: ♦️ Canadians Rush to Buy Stockpiles of Boycotted U.S. Liquor ♦️ Alcohol Use and Cardiovascular Disease ♦️ How Costco Won Over Wine Snobs ♦️ A Booze Ban Since the '50s Is Being Quietly Lifted in Saudi Arabia   Wine & Winery of the Week: ♦️ Rombi Wines in Carmel Valley, CA ♦️ 2021 Voignier Happy Canyon/Jack McGinley Vineyard Santa Barbara   Restaurant & Corkage of the Week: ♦️ La Bottega del 30 in Villa A Sesta, Chianti ♦️ Masseria in Washington, DC - $75.00 Corkage Fee 📄  SHOW NOTES 📄  Read all the stories discussed on the show ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/january-26-2025-canadas-u-s-liquor-selloff-sparks-buying-frenzy/    👇SUBSCRIBE👇 ️ ♦️ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIe5rOLf18ZllnhaZWWQt9A?sub_confirmation=1  ️ ♦️ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/corkandjourney/  ️ ♦️ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CorkandJourney/  ️ ♦️ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/corkandjourney/  ️ ♦️ Twitter - https://twitter.com/corkandjourney/   💰 RESTAURANT CORKAGE FEES 💰 ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/listings    🍷 WINE REVIEWS 🍷 ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/wines/    🏠 WINERY REVIEWS 🏠 ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/travel/wineries/  🍽️ RESTAURANT REVIEWS 🍽️ ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/category/food/restaurants/

    12 min

  8. JAN 19

    Episode 79 - Napa County Approves Vineyard Tastings Outside Traditional Wineries

    This week, we cover the quiet dumping of Washington's flagship winery, how Gen Z is reshaping wine buying habits, and the biggest fine wine auctions of 2025—plus a look at Napa County's new pilot program allowing vineyard tastings without on-site wineries. Our features include Bellante Family Winery, the Clos Saint-Jean Châteauneuf-du-Pape Deus Ex Machina 2021, and dining at Born 8 and Prime 88 with a $30 corkage fee.   Wine News Round-Up: ♦️ Washington Flagship Winery Dumped for Nothing ♦️ How Gen Z Is Quietly Rewriting the Rules of Wine ♦️ The Biggest Fine Wine Auctions of 2025 ♦️ Napa County Launches Pilot Program Allowing Vineyard Tastings Without On-Site Wineries   Wine & Winery of the Week: ♦️ Bellante Family Winery in Mission Viejo, CA ♦️ Clos Saint-Jean Châteauneuf-du-Pape Deus Ex Machina 2021   Restaurant & Corkage of the Week: ♦️ Born 8 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain ♦️ Prime 88 - $30.00 Corkage Fee     📄  SHOW NOTES 📄  Read all the stories discussed on the show ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/january-19-2025-napa-county-approves-vineyard-tastings-outside-traditional-wineries/    👇SUBSCRIBE👇 ️ ♦️ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIe5rOLf18ZllnhaZWWQt9A?sub_confirmation=1  ️ ♦️ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/corkandjourney/  ️ ♦️ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CorkandJourney/  ️ ♦️ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/corkandjourney/  ️ ♦️ Twitter - https://twitter.com/corkandjourney/   💰 RESTAURANT CORKAGE FEES 💰 ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/listings    🍷 WINE REVIEWS 🍷 ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/wines/    🏠 WINERY REVIEWS 🏠 ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/travel/wineries/    🍽️ RESTAURANT REVIEWS 🍽️ ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/category/food/restaurants/

    12 min
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All of last week's news from the world of wine.

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  • Creator
    Brett Martin
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    86
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024
  • Show Website
    This Week Uncorked