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Oliver Styles

@ollystyles.bsky.social
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Wine writer, winemaker, fencer, flyfisher, and a bit more. Winemaker, Halcyon Days New Zealand; Wine writer, wine-searcher.com; Oceania Veteran Men's Sabre Champion 2024

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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
🍷 Grape pickers unpaid in Burgundy 🍷 AI developed to detect wine faults 🍷 Antarctic Chablis goes to auction 🍷 Slovenia tops best wine destination 🍷 Cork maker puts Marianne on corks 🍷 Argentina exports rise but value stalls www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/10/bu...
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Burgundy Pickers Left Unpaid | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
In a week of bizarre celebrity news, a row between companies in Burgundy has seen pickers go without pay. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Good question! Lalou Bize-Leroy, maybe??!
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Straight Outta Côte d'Or: my 50 cents on the Vin et Hip-Hop events www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/10/wi...
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Wine and Hip-hop: High Hopes or Bad Rap? | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
Straight outta Côte d'Or, a wine and hip-hop event in Burgundy brings the bling – if you got the money. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I was thinking the same thing - I'm guessing the spend is going on securing the ad space, not on the ads themselves ... given that they're not great ads.
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The week in wine: 🍷 Red wine downturn hits Burgundy; 🍷 Bordeaux reopens irrigation debate; 🍷 Sauternes harvest on a knife-edge; 🍷 Latest legal battle in the Sólis-Carrión war; and 🍷 Champagne group spends €3m on AI ads. www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/10/bu...
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Burgundy's Big Reds Fall from Favor | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
In a busy week for wine, it emerges that Burgundy's famous – and expensive – reds are suffering falling sales. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The week in wine: Death Metal band Gojira launches Bordeaux label; brazen 3000-bottle Barolo heist; court orders Sazerac to honor contracts; Rémy Martin hosts Doisneau exhibition; Valle del Guadalupe worth $1 million; Rioja in hot water in Tenerife; and more www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/09/bo...
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Bordeaux's New Heavy Metal Classic | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
If you've got a "Death to False Metal" tattoo, we've got just the wine for you. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This week in wine: 🍷 Bordeaux 2026 early summer equivalent to Jerez; 🍷 Graves and Pessac-Léognan spat over vine density; 🍷 Vines introduced to Iberia by Phoenecians, says study; 🍷 Balzac museum to run wine-themed exhibit; and 🍷 Puglia wine hits crisis point www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/09/bo...
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Bordeaux Harvest the Hottest in History | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
This summer, Bordeaux temperatures were equivalent to those of Jerez, in southern Spain, according to scientists. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The week in wine: 🍷 Champagne can hit 15% alc 🍷 Israeli winemaker defiant over sanctions 🍷 Champagne Lanson profits slashed 🍷 Vin et Hip-Hop unveils Burgundy roster 🍷 French harvest smallest in 30 yrs 🍷 Prosecco harvest down 🍷 Another Argentinian winery wobbles www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/09/ch...
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Champagne Hits Record Alcohol Levels | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
Champagne could pack more punch in future vintages if this year is any indication. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The week in wine: Young drop somms for AI; FR, IT, ES exports to US down 25%; Early-harvest Chardonnay prone to oxidation; Customs find cocaine in sparkling wine truck; death and injuries in French vineyards; Kurniawan-inspired novel centered on wine; and more www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/09/yo...
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Young Generation Prefers AI to Somms | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
Younger wine drinkers are getting their information from their devices rather than from the traditional channels, a report claims. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
This (last) week's wine news: 🍷 Cava nears crisis 🍷 Cognac growers sue Sazerac 🍷 Alsace vineyard reduction 🍷 Argentina wine exports up and down 🍷 Police give thumbs-up to German wine fair 🍷 North Italy deals with early harvest 🍷 Wine and sexuality in Mendoza www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/08/ca...
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Cava Growers Enter Crisis Mode | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
A collapse in grape prices in the Cava region of Spain has many growers despairing for the future. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Had their Iseya Distillery Bitter Liqueur the other day - also magnificent. Magnificent.
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I normally don't mind so much but the conclusion that this was the earliest harvest in 500 years (if not, ever) was mine and came from no other source.
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The week's wine news: Bordeaux starts red harvest; Benjamin Romero dies; two die in Champagne harvest; Alsace sets record for earliest harvest; Bordeaux wildfire victim given hope; Wine production to be digitised in Galicia; and a solar eclipse wine www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/08/bo...
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Bordeaux Begins Earliest Ever Red Harvest | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
This week, we say farewell to a Rioja winemaker, take a look at the Bordeaux harvest, and check out wines made during the solar eclipse. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I don't normally get too grumpy about people using my work as the basis for theirs, but @teamdb.bsky.social using my work and translation without attribution here www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2026/08/burg... (compare with www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/08/bu...) is a bit on the nose.
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Burgundy: Earliest Harvest in 500 Years | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
This week, there are really only two things on producers' minds: early harvests and climate change. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Burgundy earliest harvest on record; Exceptional harvests "the norm" - scientist; White wine harvest starts in Bordeaux; Drought, smoke and beetle fears in Piedmont; Stock levels prompt harvest concerns in Italy; and Argentina continues winemaking deregulation. www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/08/bu...
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Burgundy: Earliest Harvest in 500 Years | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
This week, there are really only two things on producers' minds: early harvests and climate change. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
The week's #wine news: NBA star in Bordeaux; Portugal establishes national wine day; Rioja begins earliest harvest ever; Bordeaux, Champagne harvesting; French delay 2026 yield estimate; Italy looks to early and smaller harvest; Spanish workers fight for pay www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/08/ba...
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Basketball Star Shoots Hoops at Bordeaux Second Growth | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
This week's round-up sees a tour through Europe as, among other stories, Oliver Styles investigates the harvest situation in France, Italy and Spain Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searche...
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Good question. Wish I knew. Presume it's the same demographic that reached/s for the likes of Barefoot or Yellow Tail...?
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
...is a fair comment.
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
My latest wine news headlines: 🍷Bichot and Jadot fined for "deceptive" labels; 🍷Eva Longoria in Vouvray; 🍷World Cup stars open DRC in Ibiza; 🍷Bordeaux allowed to sweeten reds; 🍷Madrid, Cebreros hit by wildfires; 🍷Man accused of wine theft during Bordeaux fires; www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/08/to...
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Top Burgundy Estates Slapped for Deception | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
This week, we investigate the latest legal wranglings in Burgundy, as well as Bordeaux's decision to allow for sweetened wines, and the impact of Spain's wildfires. Read the latest wine news & opinion...
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
No, I fully grasp that (indeed, I covered the coop's plight "Roussillon set to become a wasteland" www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/01/fr... earlier this year). And I'm sure there'll be much discontent in many areas. But, like you say, at least it's a step away from implosion...
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French Winegrowers Up in Arms Again | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
French growers and winemakers have been out in force again as the cheap foreign wine issue raises its ugly head once more. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Great news.
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
My wine news latest: 🍷 World Cup stars drink Salon, Coche-Dury and Rayas; 🍷 Roederer finally acquires Burgundy estate; 🍷 Weather takes its toll on European vineyards; 🍷 Gastronomy, wine and sex for dinner; 🍷 Brawling footballer's wine; All this and more: www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/07/wo...
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World Cup Winners' Wine List | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
As the weather impact in Europe intensifies, we find out what the newly crowned soccer world champions celebrated with. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
No-one. But it'll likely end up in a Vin de France/Table with a bland name for €2 a bottle so you'll bypass the kind of people that turn their noses up at it. The main thing is that it'll have a knock-on effect (if it happens) to the likes of Airen producers...!
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Yeah, managed to work it out from the location. Thank goodness no-one was hurt.
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Because we like fried egg rolls...!
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
The week in wine: French harvest under way; Bordeaux vineyard prices in freefall; Texan vines go to space; Winzer von Baden files for insolvency; Cognac tsunami threatens bulk market; hail hits France; two jailed in wine scam; fire at barrel firm; and much more www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/07/bo...
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Bordeaux Vineyard Prices Plummet | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
Bordeaux's troubles aren't going away, while Cognac grapes could upset the delicate balance of the bulk wine market. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Oh, I don't think it's that bad! I quite like that Neymar is promoting wine... The Maradona goal thing is pretty funny and the Sherry story...well I guess the positive there is that great Sherry isn't *that* expensive!
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
The wine news you missed last week: 🍷 Heatwave threatens Bordeaux 🍷 Biggest private wine collector in village feud 🍷 Brett found across Champagne wines 🍷 Argentina exports on the up 🍷 Uco Valley growers losing money 🍷 NZ home company adopts winery names www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/07/he...
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Heatwaves Threaten Bordeaux Harvest | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
The weather looms large again this week, as we round up all the news you might have missed. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
My weekly wine news roundup covers: 🍷 Neymar launches wine range 🍷 €7m wine scam goes to court 🍷 Crémant de Loire changes could isolate some 🍷 Spanish giant posts strong performance 🍷 Maradona World Cup goal wine relaunched 🍷 Historic Sherry rakes in thousands. www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/06/ne...
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Neymar Scores with New Wine Range | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
The World Cup is very much in our thoughts this week, as is Europe's brutal heatwave. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
From Rueda Sauvignon Blanc, no less!
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
My weekly wine news roundup features: 🍷 Gérard Bertrand: French Wine Crisis "Only the Start" 🍷 France readies for early harvest 🍷 Marques de Riscal launches first bubbles 🍷 Miguel Torres publishes memoirs 🍷 Maule threatened by climate change www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/06/fr...
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French Wine Crisis "Only the Start" | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
A French winemaker believes the industry's troubles are only beginning, with tougher times to come. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The wine gracing VIP lounges at FIFA World Cup games; hail htis Burgundy; early harvests in France; value Tequilas; Port declarations; Langhe and climate change; and falling prices in Napa... our latest podcast is up: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... (also found elsewhere!)
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Don't feel obliged! "Two Englishmen talking about the weather" as the editor said, rolling his eyes. Mind you, I did get to point out that the pH of Château Angélus for the last 5 vintages has been identical: 3.65 (well, 2025 it was 3.6...) but still.
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
We had an MW come on our podcast to counter my assertion that the weather is no longer a factor in top Bordeaux wine. You can hear it here or find us on your favourite podcast provider: www.buzzsprout.com/2504841/epis...
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Bordeaux En Primeur 2025 Weather Special - The Week in Wine
"Two Englishmen talking about the weather..." Wine-Searcher's editor Don Kavanaugh bravely entertains David Allen MW and Olly Styles as the pair battle it out over the effects of the weather in the 20...
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
This week's wine news: 🍷 Hail hits Burgundy 🍷 Bordeaux wine market in freefall 🍷 Rémy Cointreau cuts production by 20% 🍷 Muscadet harvest set for mid-Augus 🍷 EU formally drops Graves Supérieures Read all about it... www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/06/bu...
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Burgundy Battered by Hail | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
Weather and economic woes hit France, while one appellation is laid to rest. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Indeed, and I've written on that subject before www.wine-searcher.com/m/2023/05/bo... but I suspect there are also other sophisticated levels of artifice in operation. It was well-known, 20 years ago, for instance, that Reverse Osmosis machines were loitering in the top cellars. And that was then
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Bordeaux's 2022 Vintage Acid Test | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
There's a lot to love about Bordeaux's 2022 vintage, but the acid levels offer more questions than answers. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Moldovan winery owner commissions Porsche; Médoc draws a blanc; "Cataclysmic" hail slams Champagne; 1855.com back in the courts; and Wine poisoning case points to negligence www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/06/po...
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Porsche Salutes Moldovan Wine | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
It's not all bad in the wine world – at least one winery owner can afford a new car this year. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
My weekly wine news roundup: González Byass to restructure debt; Argentinian deregulation fallout begins; Huge fraud case in court; Heatwave prompts early harvest prognosis; CRAV investigation goes nowhere; and Non-alc wine future is red-less, says expert. www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/05/an...
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Another Wine Giant Struggles with Debt | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
Another hectic week in the wine world sees debt woes, deregulation fallout and dodgy wines bedevilling the industry. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
I wrote a thing on how experts and winemakers talking about the weather in Bordeaux during the 2025 vintage has become completely redundant... #wine #bordeaux www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/05/we...
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Weather No Longer a Factor for Bordeaux | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
Oliver Styles is confused by some of the commentary emerging from Bordeaux's 2025 En Primeur campaign. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
This weekend's wine news: 🍷 Vintae buys Bodegas Riojanas 🍷 Israel establishes Negev wine region 🍷 Peru names national wine day 🍷 Shadowy group contests Cognac yields www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/05/ri...
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Rioja Stalwart Changes Hands | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Just to make the supermarket experience that much more human...!
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Wine news:🍷AI sommelier kiosks deployed in supermarkets; 🍷Winemaking video game released; 🍷French cooper moves to home décor;🍷US market to turn around;🍷France mulls drone approval in vineyards;🍷Clairette de Die to return to rosé;🍷Marsala to adopt four subregions www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/05/su...
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Supermarkets Roll Out AI Somm | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
The AI Panzer rolls relentlessly on, while there is also a ray of hope for US winemakers. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
My latest #wine news roundup for wine-searcher: 🍷 Frost Hammers Hungary's Vineyards; 🍷 Argentina defunds national wine body; 🍷 Rioja sales drop; 🍷 Chilean wine exports to Russia surge; 🍷 Russia remains major importer of Georgian wine. www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/05/fr...
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Frost Hammers Hungary's Vineyards | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
Already struggling with vine disease, Hungarian growers are now facing another natural disaster. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
The week in wine news: Beyoncé and Jay-Z looking at buying Margaux's Château Palmer? Champagne house in debt concerns; Cognac embarks on vine-pull; French wine stats sobering; Larrivet Haut-Brion launches Gen-Z label; Oysters in wine tanks and more: www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/05/ja...
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Jay-Z and Beyoncé Eye Château Palmer? | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
Could entertainment's premium power couple really be looking at buying a classed growth Bordeaux estate? Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
The week in wine news: Magrez announces successor; Albariño improves fish health; Rías Baixas exports rise; Defective natural wines on the way out; Swiss consumption a tale of two wines; CO2 ferment aromas put back in wine; first wine in the Eure in 150 years... www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/04/bo...
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Bordeaux Giant Names Successor | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
Catch up on the wine news you might have missed with our weekly news round-up. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
My weekend wine news roundup: 🍷 Bordeaux "got lazy" due to Parker; 🍷 Bureaucracy halts no-alcohol wine in Italy; 🍷 Castel launches own Champagne; 🍷 Madiran launches new wine style 'Bleu Tannat'; 🍷 New papal cuvée in Jurançon. And more: www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/04/bo...
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Bordeaux "Got Lazy" after Parker | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
Bordeaux was changed by wine critic Robert Parker, but it wasn't always for the best, according to a major Bordeaux player. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Bordeaux 2025 En Primeur prices "will be competitive" insists Union des Grands Crus boss François-Xavier Maroteaux as the region's wine futures campaign gets under way... www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/04/en...
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
My latest Sunday wine news roundup: 🍷 Torres in debt restructure talks; 🍷 Champagne frost damage revised upwards; 🍷 Rémy Cointreau announces reorganization; 🍷 Argentina wine crisis deepens; and 🍷 Barrel hire firm goes under www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/04/sp...
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Spanish Giant Torres Deals with Debt | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
The financial winds blowing through Spain's wine industry are cold, as big companies look to consolidate or sell. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
This week's wine news roundup: 🍷Iran conflict hits wine bottle prices; 🍷One Battle After Another wine makes the Spanish press; 🍷Spanish winemaker slams government on Iran; 🍷EU approves Tokaji changes; and 🍷NTM's Joey Starr on rum. and Snoop's 2Pac cuvée... www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/03/sn...
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Snoop Hits the Wine Trail with Tupac | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
An unlikely pairing of rap and war features heavily in this week's round up of the wine news. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher
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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
It's not generational shift, it's not health, it's not loneliness. People just don't have enough money for wine... www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/02/wi...
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Wine Chasing the Wrong Dollar | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
The wine industry needs to stop chasing the billionaire dollar and start appealing to middle classes again, Oliver Styles argues. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher
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