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cnbc.com - Lucy Handley - This under-the-radar region is having a 'quiet wine' boom. Here's why
This under-the-radar region is having a 'quiet wine' boom. Here's why
CNBC

Hungary's Tokaj was established as a wine region by royal decree in 1737, with winemaking going back nearly 1,000 years. Tokaj's wine production rose between 2024 and 2025, while global production remained below historical averages. The region's…

napavalleyfocus.substack.com - Wine Chronicles: The Wine Club Discount Mirage
Wine Chronicles: The Wine Club Discount Mirage
Napa Valley Features

Summary: Dan Berger examines wine clubs and streaming pitches that promise steep discounts on bottles tied, directly or indirectly, to famous winemakers, vineyards and luxury benchmarks. He argues that many of these offers rely on vague claims…

pcgamer.com - Sean Martin - A Bretonnia rework is definitely on Creative Assembly's 'to-do list' for Total War: Warhammer: 'It's not quite the finest of wines now
A Bretonnia rework is definitely on Creative Assembly's 'to-do list' for Total War: Warhammer: 'It's not quite the finest of wines now
PC Gamer

'We really enjoyed making it when we did, but as we skilled up, as individuals developed, and as the tools have improved, yeah, it shows its signs of age. It's certainly on our to-do list, it's on our radar, just like the Vampire Counts were, and…

abc.net.au - Angus Verley - Historic winery sold to Victorian company with plans to restart production
Historic winery sold to Victorian company with plans to restart production
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Seppelt Wines has been sold to the family-owned Mornington Peninsula business Stonier Wines. It is the first brand to be sold off by wine giant Treasury Wine Estates as it slashes its wine portfolio. Stonier plans to start winemaking at the Seppelt…

sfstandard.com - Emily Landes - Waterslides, lazy rivers, and llamas? Inside the viral $3M wine country ranch with its own private water park.
Waterslides, lazy rivers, and llamas? Inside the viral $3M wine country ranch with its own private water park.
The San Francisco Standard

By Emily Landes Real Estate Reporter If spending $3 million to get a 2,000-square-foot house on a postage-stamp-size lot in San Francisco sounds like a ripoff, check out Santa Rosa, where there's a house at that price that's 50% bigger and comes…

kcra.com - Kurtis Ming - California wineries struggle amid trade war and shifting consumer trends
California wineries struggle amid trade war and shifting consumer trends
kcra

Updated: 9:09 PM PDT Sep 23, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ California wineries struggle amid trade war and shifting consumer trends Updated: 9:09 PM PDT Sep 23, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ California's wine industry, a cornerstone of the…

castanet.net - Yvonne Turgeon - Naramata's Upper Bench Chardonnay takes Best of Show at 2026 Trends Wine Awards
Naramata's Upper Bench Chardonnay takes Best of Show at 2026 Trends Wine Awards
Castanet.net

Co-owner and head winemaker Gavin Miller joins winemaker Josh Edwards in the vineyards of Upper Bench on the Naramata Bench. Chardonnay is having a moment on the Naramata Bench. At the 2026 Trends Top B.C. Wine Awards, Upper Bench Estate Winery and…

independent.co.uk - Bruce Golding - Trump's Canada tariffs force California winery to sell up
Trump's Canada tariffs force California winery to sell up
The Independent

President Donald Trump's ongoing trade war with Canada has drained the life from a family-owned California winery that's being forced to close over a dramatic drop in exports to the Great White North. McManis Family Vineyards is selling off 3,500…

dexerto.com - Dylan Horetski - Heidi Klum is selling $10 'Blood bags' you can fill with wine for Halloween
Heidi Klum is selling $10 'Blood bags' you can fill with wine for Halloween
Dexerto

Heidi Klum has teamed up with Apothic for Halloween, with the collaboration giving wine drinkers the chance to sip their red wine straight from a blood bag. The partnership comes ahead of Klum's 25th annual Halloween party, which Apothic is…

nypost.com - Erica Andrews - California's oldest continuously family-owned winery announces Chapter 11 bankruptcy after 168-year run
California's oldest continuously family-owned winery announces Chapter 11 bankruptcy after 168-year run
New York Post

California's oldest continuously family-owned winery has survived earthquakes, Prohibition, wildfires and a pandemic — but a crushing pile of debt has finally forced the 168-year-old Sonoma institution into bankruptcy court. Gundlach…

smh.com.au - Kishor Napier-Raman - How McDonald's is grappling with the Ozempic boom
How McDonald's is grappling with the Ozempic boom
The Sydney Morning Herald

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Ozempic, the injectable weight loss drug which has become a transformative weapon in the war against obesity and a cultural phenomenon in its own…

sfist.com - Jay Barmann - Gundlach Bundschu, One of California's Oldest Wineries, Files for Bankruptcy
Gundlach Bundschu, One of California's Oldest Wineries, Files for Bankruptcy
SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports

The second-oldest winery in Sonoma County and one of the oldest continually operating wineries in the state, Gundlach Bundschu, founded in 1858, has filed for bankruptcy, three months after its sibling property Abbott's Passage closed its doors.

cbsnews.com - Carlos E. CastaƱeda - California's historic Gundlach Bundschu Winery, founded in 1858, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
California's historic Gundlach Bundschu Winery, founded in 1858, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
CBS News

California's historic Gundlach Bundschu Winery, one of the oldest wineries in the U.S., announced it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization on Wednesday, the latest sign of challenges in the industry. The Sonoma winery was founded in 1858…

standard.co.uk - Henry Saker-Clark - Winemaker Chapel Down lifts profit guidance amid strong millennial demand
Winemaker Chapel Down lifts profit guidance amid strong millennial demand
Evening Standard

News from the City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. English winemaker Chapel Down has revealed a boost from…

allure.com - Loren Savini - This Fall's Top Nail Trends Remix 2026's Biggest Looks
This Fall's Top Nail Trends Remix 2026's Biggest Looks
Allure

Let's face it: We contain multitudes. You have a sun and a moon sign for a reason. You can be both soft and powerful. Accomplished and in development. Independent and, at times, needy. Fall nail art trends are an ode to contradictions—to…

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