Don drinks a delicious Gamay while Olly has a Sauvignon Blanc from Italy and a fantastic Saumur rouge which leads to a confession about Cabernet Franc.
We kick off quite a long list of bad news with Napa Cabernet and a recent article claiming that the number of Napa wineries will need to shrink. We also wonder if Napa Cabernet has changed in style? Are they all the same/are they still the same? And just how hard it is to find out.
Don also talks about a recent piece penned by the great Randall Grahm β also looking at the California wine industry. There’s also a nice aside on furry friends in the vineyards. Olly looks at Familia Torres its debt restructure (as well as recent attempts by Bodegas Faustino and CordonΓu to change ownership); more on the frost in Champagne; RΓ©my Cointreau’s proposed rejig; domestic consumption is still on the slide in Argentina; and more on the H&A barrel company in financial straits.
Olly and Don daydream about an invite to the Saumur wine and book festival (Les JournΓ©es Nationales du Livre et du Vin) and how that might go down, while we look forward to extended Bordeaux 2025 En Primeur coverage and Barolo 2022.
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