Wined Up Weekly presents all the news from the world of wine, once a week, to keep you up-to-date with everything that’s happening in wine.
International drinks corporations pause social media advertising in protest at racist content - Delta airlines extend alcohol service on some flights - UK packaging company launches wine bottle made of paper - Another celebrity wine ... this time from Mary J Blige - Wine of the Week: a Brachetto from Piemonte
Master Sommeliers resign from the Court over inaction on racial equality - English hospitality industry to reopen on 4 July - £100 Turkish wine sells out - Chinese Bordeaux counterfeiter sentenced to 18 months - Wine of the Week: a 1995 Cabernet Franc from the Loire
Bâtonnage://Connect women in wine forum launches - Airlines resume flights but mostly without alcohol - Threat of tariffs looms again - Wine of the Week: a rare indigenous variety from Greece
Batonnage goes live this week - virtually - Tasting rooms in California open while indoor drinking and dining is allowed - More news on the release of the Bordeaux 2019 vintage - Wine of the Week: Matthiasson Napa Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Bordeaux Châteaux release their 2019s with prices falling dramatically - French government support wineries as wine is to be distilled into hand gel and sanitisers - Top Australian wines join La Place de Bordeaux - Torres hit carbon emissions targets a year early - Two new AVAs in Willamette Valley - Wineries of the Week: Theopolis, McBride Sisters, Brown Estate
Caymus owner Chuck Wagner suing California governor - South Africans allowed to buy alcohol again - Southern France launches €34m recovery plan - Henkell Freixenet passes €1bn in turnover - Kylie Minogue launches rosé brand - And, as ever, our wine of the week
Coronavirus news: California bars reopen, new trends in UK and US drinking habits - The challenges of the 2020 vintage in the southern hemisphere - Frost hits UK vineyards - On the horizon: Pink Prosecco - Rosé in Fashion: Sarah Jessica Parker and Dolce & Gabbana launch new rosés - Wine of the Week: Champagne Lelarge-Pugeot "Les Meuniers de Clémence"
Spotlight on Beer & Coronavirus - France to launch €140m scheme to distill wine - new greenhouse restaurant in Amsterdam - update from Burgundy - PG&E penalised $1.9bn for California wildfires - Champagne winemaker scammed out of €135,000 and 50,000 bottles - Wachau becomes Austria's newest DAC - New glass recycling targets in EU - Ribeira Sacra anger at Wine Advocate - Wine of the Week: a great wine with a really bad label...
Napa restaurant controversially reopens then closes, as California partially moves out of lockdown - Hong Kong eases restrictions - Tequila sales and ready to drink beverages soar in the US - Treasury Wine Estates sued by their shareholders - Constellation Brands increase their stake in cannabis company - In California, man arrested for drinking wine direct from a tanker - Wine of the week: La Rioja Alta Viña Ardanza 2010
Coronavirus news: South African wine export ban lifted; rise in online sales in the US and UK; one-table restaurant pops up in a Swedish field - News on the 2020 vintage - The potential impact of social distancing for port - Lawsuit won in China on fake Bordeaux - Wine of the week: "Mephisto" 2014 by Domaine de l'Ecu
