In this week’s episode, we discuss how millennials have officially overtaken Baby Boomers as America’s largest wine‑drinking generation, Wine Enthusiast’s 2025 Top 100 list is out, and rising alcohol duties are making Europe—especially the UK—one of the most expensive places in the world to drink wine.
This week also features Belle Fiore Winery in Ashland, Oregon, the 2022 Cline Family Cellars Ancient Vines Zinfandel, and a dining stop at Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura in Florence, Italy.
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0:00 Intro
*Wine News Round-Up*
1:00 The Wine Industry is Worrying About the Wrong Age Cohort
3:33 The Enthusiast 100: The Best Wines of 2025
5:31 Wine prices: Which is Europe’s most expensive country?
7:00 Theft Of $24,000 Wine Bottle Spurs High-Speed Chase Through Virginia Countryside
*Wine & Winery of the Week*
9:01 Belle Fiore Winery in Ashland, OR
—-https://corkandjourney.com/belle-fiore-winery-rogue-valley-or/
10:11 2022 Cline Family Cellars Ancient Vines Zinfandel
—-https://corkandjourney.com/2022-cline-family-cellars-ancient-vines-zinfandel/
*Restaurant & Corkage of the Week*
11:03 Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura in Florence, Italy
—-https://corkandjourney.com/gucci-osteria-da-massimo-bottura-florence-italy/
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