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Bordeaux Claret and the Evolution of Appellation Identity

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The Bordeaux wine authority’s recent decision to grant official Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status to a new style known as Bordeaux Claret marks a significant moment in the region’s ongoing adaptation to structural change. Available from the 2025 vintage, this designation formalizes a lighter, fruit-driven, lower-alcohol red wine style that stands apart from Bordeaux’s […]

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Adapting Terroir to a Changing Climate: An Overview of Chablis’ 2025 Vineyard Regulation Reforms

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The 2025 regulatory revisions for the Chablis appellation represent a strategically calibrated response to accelerating climatic pressures. The adjustments—ranging from reduced vine density to higher authorized yields are intended to reinforce vineyard resilience without compromising the appellation’s stylistic integrity. These changes, outlined by The Drinks Business and corroborated through EUR-Lex, signal a regional shift toward

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OIV’s 2024 Report on the Global Wine Sector: Emphasizing Adaptation and Multilateral Cooperation

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The International Vine and Wine Organisation (OIV) reinforced the importance of multilateral cooperation and adaptation to changing conditions, as global data on the wine sector in 2024 was released at its online Press Conference April 15th,2025. The OIV also released statistics on production, consumption and trade from all producing and consuming nations (over 180) to

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How Climate Change is Changing Winegrowing Regions

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In a recent study by Bordeaux Sciences Agro, Université de Bordeaux and Université de Bourgogne results were published in Nature Reviews Earth and Environment, showing 90% of coastal and low-altitude regions in southern Europe and California may no longer be able produce good wine in economically sustainable conditions by the end of the century if

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Wine News: Champagne Approves Lower Planting Density

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One year after Champagne growers voted to change the needed distance between vines, the Champagne initiative ‘vignes semi-larges’ has been finally approved by the Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualité, but with considerable opposition. This means that the necessary distance between rows of vines will soon be increased to 2.2 meters, up from

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Bordeaux Allowed to Irrigate

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The Bordeaux appellations of Pessac-Léognan, Pomerol and Saint-Emilion have recently been granted permission to irrigate their vines this year after heatwaves and low rainfall across the region threaten the vines with hydric stress. The weather in these areas has been extremely dry for months and French national weather service, Météo France, has reported that July

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Miguel Torres (Chile) joins International Wineries for Climate Action (IWCA)

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International Wineries for Climate Action (IWCA) has increased its collaborative effort to decarbonize the global wine sector with the admission of five new wineries hailing from France, Chile and Australia. Miguel Torres (Chile) has become the latest silver member of IWCA, and four other wineries from France, Chile and Australia have signed up as applicant

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Institute of Masters of Wine Webinar: Climate Change & Global Wine Trade – February 17th, 2021

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The Institute of Masters of Wine is continuing its webinar series next Wednesday February 17, 2021 with a session on “The Impact of Climate Change on the Global Wine Trade.” This webinar will examine the impact of climate change from vine to glass with leading experts climatologist Dr Greg Jones, economist Mike Veseth and CEO

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The INAO approved six new grape varieties in Bordeaux

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The Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualité (INAO) has officially approved the use of six new varieties in Bordeaux, which were first proposed in 2019. The French agricultural governing body has approved the use of four new red varieties, as follows: Arinarnoa, Castets, Marselan and Touriga Nacional, and two white varieties: Alvarinho and

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Rob Symington on Climate Change: “We Have To Be Activists”

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At an online conference this week, members of the International Wineries for Climate Action (IWCA) spoke of the need to “be activists” in order to bring about real change in the fight against carbon emissions. Founded last year by Familia Torres and Jackson Family Wines, the IWCA is a small but growing group of wineries

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Bordeaux Claret and the Evolution of Appellation Identity

Adapting Terroir to a Changing Climate: An Overview of Chablis’ 2025 Vineyard Regulation Reforms

How Climate Change is Changing Winegrowing Regions

Wine News: Champagne Approves Lower Planting Density

Bordeaux Allowed to Irrigate

Miguel Torres (Chile) joins International Wineries for Climate Action (IWCA)

Institute of Masters of Wine Webinar: Climate Change & Global Wine Trade – February 17th, 2021

The INAO approved six new grape varieties in Bordeaux

Rob Symington on Climate Change: “We Have To Be Activists”

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