1+ hour, 33+ min ago   (368+ words) Recycled wine corks find new life in Brooklyn public housing with sustainable cork pathways, playgrounds and community spaces Wine lovers are always most interested in what’s inside the bottle, but for the Cork Collective, it’s more about the stopper. And…...

1+ day, 18+ min ago   (821+ words) LVMH is planning for an ambitious future at the historic Napa Valley winery In tough times, stronger, smarter wine companies invest in the future, particularly with brands that have name resonance. Joseph Phelps Vineyards, one of Napa's most historic names,…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (820+ words) Bordeaux, Provence and Burgundy are weathering a record wildfire season; Spain and Greece are facing their own blazes in brutal summer Two young French firefighters from Bordeaux are dead. More than 220,000 people have been told to flee their homes in…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1107+ words) His mountaintop retreat became a landmark vineyard that shaped California Pinot Noir In 1978, David Hirsch came across a remote 1,000-acre property in the commune of Cazadero. The property had a dilapidated sheep-shearing barn—not a grapevine in sight. But Hirsch’s…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1088+ words) With a long-term vineyard management approach, the man farming some of Napa’s most famous sites has a unique perspective Domenick Bianco may not be well-known to many wine consumers now. But that may change in the future, as the 39-year-old…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (556+ words) Pepe demonstrated the potential of his region and the Montepulciano and Trebbiano grapes Emidio Pepe, founder of one of Abruzzo’s benchmark producers and a pioneer of biodynamic winemaking in Italy, died July 28. He was 94. “My grandfather was the first to…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (164+ words) Get scores for newly released New Zealand wines, including top-rated performers reaching up to 94 points from senior editor MaryAnn Worobiec More than 140 wines were reviewed by Wine Spectator senior editor MaryAnn Worobiec for the New Zealand tasting report in the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (463+ words) The acquisition brings nearly 20 acres of Gevrey-Chambertin grands crus—including the largest private holding of Chambertin-Clos de Bèze—into the Roederer Group portfolio “The vineyards are a treasure on their own, not only the terroir, but also a fantastic sélection…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (423+ words) Tom Farella will continue to produce wine from the pioneering Coombsville vineyard his father planted The Farella family has sold their namesake Napa Valley vineyard, located in Coombsville, to the owners of Realm Cellars. The deal is the culmination of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (346+ words) The culprits made off with nearly €100,000 worth of sparkling wines from the Alta Langa appellation; police have recovered one-fifth of the bottles and arrested two suspects “They were professionals,” Banfi representative Lorella Carresi told Wine Spectator. She believes the perpetrators…...