Winter Vine Burial in China, a seminar from Professor Huiqin Ma, China Agricultural University
Huiquin Ma presented a seminar on vine burial to the judges at the Wynn Signature Chinese Wine Awards in Macau.
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Woodfine: radically natural wines and ciders from a farm on the edge of the Chilterns who have measured the impact of their regenerative approach
Website: https://www.woodfinewine.com/ In 2021 Richard Woodfine left his job and took over a 16 acre farm in Seer Green, Buckinghamshire.
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On alcohol in wine, and attempts to remove it: a report on the state of play with no-alcohol wine
Let’s do a thought experiment. Imagine you have a stash of wines – maybe a small cellar of a couple
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North Canterbury, New Zealand (8) Greystone
Website: https://www.greystonewines.co.nz/ Greystone are extremely innovative in their approach. I visited with winemaker Dom Maxwell (who since this visit has
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Launched today: Regenerative Viticulture, Second Edition
Anyone who has written a book knows the amount of planning, researching, thought and effort that goes into bringing it
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Can physical AI help us understand smell and taste? Will robots one day be wine geeks?
We’ve got used to the idea of AI, and how it might be useful. But for many, AI is merely
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Video: Regenerative approaches at Domaine Lafage, Roussillon: trialling biochar and resistant varieties
I meet with Antoine Lespès and Jean-Marc Lafage to hear about their regenerative approaches. They have been trialling biochar, a
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Video: visiting the innovative regenerative block at Greystone Wines in North Canterbury, NZ
Jamie Goode visits Greystone Wines in New Zealand’s North Canterbury wine region, where he meets Liam Burgess and Dom Maxwell,
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Prospects for disease-resistant varieties in Marlborough and elsewhere: will we soon see Cloudy Bay Sauvignon made from a PIWI?
Jim White from Cloudy Bay presented at the 2025 Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference on the topic of disease-resistant grape
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French Bloom, a high-end alcohol-free sparkling wine that’s the most convincing product in this space yet
Website: https://uk.frenchbloom.com/ Non-alcoholic wine is currently a topic of intense interest in the wine industry. Many think that drinking habits
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