This Week in Wine: Highlights and Updates for the Week of June 14, 2026

Hello and welcome to this week’s overview of noteworthy wine stories circulating online. Here’s a selection of articles that are particularly intriguing for wine enthusiasts.

• Acid Freak
  Digging into acidification in winemaking—an oft-avoided topic.

• This Wine Was the Toast of the World. Now Even the Locals Don’t Drink It.
  Exploring the decline of Bordeaux’s popularity among its own residents.

• As California’s Wine Industry Struggles, Some Lodi Grape Growers Pivot to New Crops
  An insight into how some grape growers adapt to the changing market by diversifying their crops.

• Napa Investors Bucking the Trend
  Investors in Napa Valley focusing on authenticity and community impact rather than conventional success models.

• The Making of Champagne’s Most Elusive Prestige Cuvée
  A deep dive into the intricate process of producing a high-end Champagne.

• Grapevine cultivation at Cetamura del Chianti: multiproxy evidence for centuries of continuity from the Etruscans to the Romans
  An academic exploration revealing historical grape cultivation practices.

• Trump Threatens 100% Tariff on French Wine and Champagne, Macron Resists
  A look at the implications of potential tariff hikes on French wines.

• The green, green vines of Ireland
  Investigating the wine culture emerging in Ireland.

• This startup was supposed to revolutionize California’s wine industry: ‘It totally failed’
  A critical review of a failed venture aimed at modernizing California’s wine scene.

• The Struggle Facing English Wine
  Analyzing the affordability challenges within the English wine market.

• The future of wine depends on culture
  Arguments on how wine culture needs to evolve for future growth.

• Wine’s problem isn’t storytelling – it’s relevance
  Exploring the need for wine to stay relevant in a changing market.

• Alcohol drinking will shrink in the next decade, research finds
  Research findings suggesting a decline in alcohol consumption, impacting future wine sales.

• Georgian Wine Is Caught Between Russia And The West
  The geopolitical influences shaping Georgia’s wine industry.

• Austria cracks the Gen Z code
  How Austria is attracting the younger generation of wine drinkers.

• One-third of Napa and Sonoma wineries report lowering their tasting fees amid tourism declines
  The impact of decreasing tourism on tasting fees within famed wine regions.

This collection of articles showcases various trends and challenges facing the wine industry today.

About the Author: Chris Lehoux

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