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Russians destroy historic 19th-century Ukrainian winery

by  |  09-03-2026

On 12 February, two 500kg, Russian FAB-500 aerial bombs completely destroyed the 19th-century building of the Prince Trubetskoi Winery in the Kherson region of Ukraine. The winery was originally founded 130 years ago by a... more »

DO Penedès’s first fully organic harvest

by  |  07-11-2025

Four years ago this month, I was working on an article about the recently-announced changes for DO Penedès and I had to call their offices to ask for some clarification. Instead of putting me on... more »

Corpinnat 2025 harvest report

by  |  13-10-2025

Very shortly after the announcement of 17th member to join Corpinnat, there came the announcements of the 18th and 19th, AT Roca and Mas Bertran. Clearly, this is a group with momentum and last Friday,... more »

Demost brings Corpinnat to a sweet 17

by  |  02-10-2025

Long gone are the days when a new member of Corpinnat would see all the current members join up for a photo, toasting the new addition. I think that stopped somewhere around the joining of... more »

The Decántalo buyout of Bodeboca

by  |  22-09-2025

The recent purchase of Bodeboca by Decántalo is an interesting example of wine’s fortunes at the moment. While founded independently, both of these online wine stores saw external investment in the form of drinks juggernaut,... more »

Sigalas & the Santorini harvest 2025

by  |  15-09-2025

It’s no secret that the 2025 harvest on the Greek island of Santorini has been exceedingly difficult. In the harvest report of Domaine Sigalas, they readily acknowledge this by leading with the line, “…the situation... more »
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DOC Rioja 2025: Lower alcohol & harvest yields

by  |  29-08-2025

Heading into the 2025 harvest, there have been a number of significant changes for Spain’s DOC Rioja. As was mentioned in the annual Rioja report, the last few years have seen the region very much... more »

Corpinnat jumps to 16 with Kripta joining

by  |  30-07-2025

It’s difficult to keep up with the new additions to the sparkling wine association of Corpinnat as today, they’ve just added their 16th member, Celler Kripta which, until February of 2024 was known as Agustí... more »

Organic fully arrives for Penedès

by  |  10-07-2025

“Any vacation requests from the 11th of August onward are being denied.” Such was the ominous beginning to an interview with a winery owner in DO Terra Alta for a forthcoming report. But this is... more »

Hail destroys large portion of vineyards in Jumilla

by  |  19-05-2025

On the 10th of May, a massive hailstorm ripped through the Jumilla wine region, a ‘super autonomous’ denomination of origin in Spain spanning both Castilla-La Mancha and Murcia. In a short period of time, hail... more »