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Recent Russian shelling destroys Ukrainian wine warehouse

by  |  06-07-2026

On the night of July 2, a Russian strike on Kyiv destroyed the central warehouse of the OKWINE wine store chain and the distributor Wine Hunters. The company reported that this was one of the... more »

Corpinnat nears two dozen with Mas Vilella

by  |  01-07-2026

Corpinnat has just announced (*) their 23rd addition in the form of Mas Vilella, bringing the total number of wineries in the association to just shy of two dozen. While the biggest news for Corpinnat... more »

ASI Vote on the return of Russian sommeliers raises questions

by  |  16-06-2026

In late May, the ASI General Assembly was held in Taipei, Taiwan. Among the organizational issues discussed by the presidents of the national associations belonging to ASI, a motion to reinstate Russian sommeliers was unexpectedly... more »

Juvé & Camps leaves DO Cava for Corpinnat

by  |  01-04-2026

In what has long-been suspected by many, today Juvé & Camps announced that they have left the DO Cava to join the association of Corpinnat and raise its total members to 22. And, the winery... more »

Farewell, Alen Bibić

by  |  27-03-2026

In what is sad news, Dalmatian winemaker, Alen Bibić of his eponymous Bibich Winery has died this week at the age of 53. This comes shortly after the recent Vino Dalmacije fair in Split where... more »

The state of Catalan wine in the market

by  |  16-03-2026

The Catalan Wine Agency, INCAVI, has released its annual report on Catalan wines for 2025 and the summary is that there’s “general stability” which is about as good a news as anyone can hope for... more »

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 »