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irishcentral.com - IrishCentral Staff - The Irish monk Germans still credit for their wine industry
The Irish monk Germans still credit for their wine industry
IrishCentral

Long before Riesling made Germany's name in wine, legend says an Irish monk pushed his walking staff into a hillside above the Nahe River and watched wine begin to flow from it. Nearly 1,400 years later, that hillside is still producing grapes, and…

abc7news.com - Healdsburg's Chateau Diana Winery replaces grapevines with thousands of sunflowers as wine industry struggles
Healdsburg's Chateau Diana Winery replaces grapevines with thousands of sunflowers as wine industry struggles
ABC7 Bay Area

HEALDSBURG, Calif. (KGO) -- A Sonoma County winery is making an unusual change as California's wine industry faces an oversupply of grapes and shifting consumer tastes. At Chateau Diana Winery in Healdsburg, an acre that once grew Zinfandel grapes…

independent.co.uk - Sybille de La Hamaide - France's wine harvest devastated by heatwaves as Champagne production halves
France's wine harvest devastated by heatwaves as Champagne production halves
The Independent

France is facing one of its poorest wine harvests in 30 years, with output in the Champagne region set to halve from 2025, the farm ministry said on Monday. The shortfall follows shrinking vineyards alongside severe heat and drought that damaged…

screenrant.com - Kolt Day - 29 Years Later, DC's Cyberpunk Masterpiece Is Aging Like Fine Wine
29 Years Later, DC's Cyberpunk Masterpiece Is Aging Like Fine Wine
ScreenRant

29 years ago, DC Comics premiered one of cyberpunk's most iconic masterpieces, and even today, it remains unforgettable. Transmetropolitan launched under DC's Helix imprint in 1997 (and not long after, following Helix's shutdown, DC's Vertigo…

wwd.com - Amina Ayoud - Maggie Gyllenhaal Ushers in Fall Wearing Wine-Colored Pumps at 2026 Venice Film Festival
Maggie Gyllenhaal Ushers in Fall Wearing Wine-Colored Pumps at 2026 Venice Film Festival
WWD

Maggie Gyllenhaal celebrated the first few days of cooler weather in fall-ready footwear while in attendance at the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony held during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival today in Venice. The…

screenrant.com - Memory Ngulube - 10 Masterpiece K-Dramas That Have Aged Like Fine Wine
10 Masterpiece K-Dramas That Have Aged Like Fine Wine
ScreenRant

Currently, the Hallyu wave is at its best, with K-pop and K-dramas being more popular than ever. While one can't deny that recent Korean TV shows have risen in production value, there is still something special about revisiting K-dramas that came…

hoodline.com - Aisha Mahmoud - West Seattle Wine Walk 2026: Date, Tickets, Winery List
West Seattle Wine Walk 2026: Date, Tickets, Winery List
Hoodline

The West Seattle Wine Walk is set to take over The Junction on Friday, September 18, running from 5 to 9 pm, with more than 30 winery-and-business pairings spread across California Avenue SW. Tickets cost $40 plus a processing fee and cover 14…

france24.com - French wine yields drop to new historic low after searing summer heat
French wine yields drop to new historic low after searing summer heat
FRANCE 24

French wine production this year is expected to fall 6 percent from 2025 after a summer of unprecedented heatwaves and drought, the agriculture ministry said on Monday, predicting the most paltry harvest for some 70 years. France, the world's…

hoodline.com - Joshua Doyle - Lenny Procacci: South Philly's Wine Grape Seller
Lenny Procacci: South Philly's Wine Grape Seller
Hoodline

Every morning from Labor Day through early October, 80-year-old Lenny Procacci reports to his family's warehouse on South Front Street to do something increasingly rare in the produce business: sell fresh California wine grapes, one crate and one…

walesonline.co.uk - Robert Harries - Woman broke into city business and stole wine and cash
Woman broke into city business and stole wine and cash
Wales Online

A burglar broke into a Newport city centre business and stole cash and bottles of wine. Nicole Clarke, 33, admitted to stealing the goods from a business in Millennium Walk on Tuesday, August 25. Clarke pleaded guilty to burglary and also admitted…

theguardian.com - Kim Willsher - French winemakers forecast 30-year low harvest after severe drought and heat
French winemakers forecast 30-year low harvest after severe drought and heat
The Guardian

French vineyards hit by severe drought and heatwaves are expected to report a 30-year low in wine production after the country's hottest ever recorded summer, according to the agriculture ministry. Initial estimates suggest winemakers will produce…

just-drinks.com - Satarupa Bhowmik - Compagnia del Gusto acquires wine delivery firm Winelivery
Compagnia del Gusto acquires wine delivery firm Winelivery
just-drinks

Italian food-and-drinks group Compagnia del Gusto Holding has continued its buying spree with a deal for local wine delivery firm Winelivery. Financial terms were not disclosed. The gold standard of business intelligence. Combine business…

dailypost.co.uk - Owen Hughes - Cost of store bought beer, wine and spirits to rise in Wales within weeks
Cost of store bought beer, wine and spirits to rise in Wales within weeks
North Wales Live

The minimum unit price for alcohol in Wales is set to increase within weeks. Senedd members voted in February to raise the minimum price of a unit of alcohol in Wales from 50p to 65p. The 50p rate had been in place since March 2020. The new rate…

castanet.net - Sponsored Content - Wine, golf, hiking, cycling, fruit picking and patio sitting still going strong in Osoyoos
Wine, golf, hiking, cycling, fruit picking and patio sitting still going strong in Osoyoos
Castanet.net

There is lots of summer fun still to be had in Osoyoos, including hitting the links. The kids are about to go back to school, the temperatures are starting to dip, and the days are getting shorter. It may appear that summer is over. In Osoyoos…

independent.co.uk - James Podesta - Warning issued over invasive Asian hornets after nest discovered in Somerset
Warning issued over invasive Asian hornets after nest discovered in Somerset
The Independent

Concerns are growing that invasive Asian hornets are expanding their footprint across England following the species' first recorded discovery in a previously unaffected county. A nest of the predatory insects, which are native to China, was…

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