This year’s Northern Hemisphere harvests are now underway after an eventful growing season of heatwaves, humidity, hailstorms, flooding, and disease pressure. What does this all mean for the crops? Ciatti gives its assessment.

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Warning labels, advertising bans and price changes could upend the European wine industry. Frederik Nikolai Schulz and Jon Hanf from Hochschule Geisenheim University report on current developments in European alcohol policy.

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The authorities in Alsace think Riesling should be dry. Australian experts - and Jancis Robinson MW - beg to differ. And so does Rolly Gassmann, one of Alsace's top producers, who even launched an online petition to fight the move.

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Sonal Holland MW, a writer, wine judge and entrepreneur, whose India-based ventures include brand ambassadorship, education, market consultancy and retail partnerships, talks about India's regulatory restrictions and its great potential.

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California’s wine producers are sitting on a grape surplus and not because of big harvests. US consumers are buying less wine. Jeff Siegel reports.

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Robert Joseph takes a sceptical look at claims being made for environmental consciousness among the young.

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Except for a few deals on varietal wines from Chile and Australia, there is not much going on.

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Not only is the US the world’s biggest wine market by value, but few countries can offer the variety of wines, regions and styles available to American consumers.

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On the evening of September 2, hailstorms of unprecedented ferocity tore through the Georgia’s largest wine region, Kakheti, where around 80% of the country’s wines are produced.

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Amidst the crisis, organic food suffers while the French government pledges support.

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A company in Oregon is launching a multi-use wine bottle system. The bottles are designed to be reused up to 50 times. Reported by Vincent Messmer.

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Andrea Lonardi Master of Wine, is one of a new wave of Italian wine professionals.

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A woman is suing her former employer, the Champagne house Didier Chopin. According to reports from France Bleu Champagne-Ardenne and L'Union, Ludivine Jeanmingin is accusing her ex-boss of having used wine from the Ardèche and Spain for making "Champagne".

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In the new specifications of the AOC Alsace, it shall be stated that Riesling may only be vinified dry - below 4 grams of residual sugar/liter. At least, if the grape variety is to be mentioned on the label.

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Provence is synonymous with rosé. Demand is correspondingly high, leading to a major development of the region in recent years.

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