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01Liv-ex·

Liv-ex upgrades LWIN matching with AI and bulk price enrichment

  • Liv-ex has added Wine Matcher to List Studio, letting members match wine lists to LWIN and enrich them with trusted data.
  • The redesigned matching engine combines modern AI with Liv-ex's proprietary wine data, keeping precision above 99%.
  • The engine processes up to 1,500 lines per minute and handles lists of up to 10,000 lines.
Reported byLiv-ex: Liv-ex upgrades LWIN matching with AI and bulk price enrichment
02Vineyard Magazine·

Bordeaux to host VINITECH-SIFEL trade show with 700 exhibitors in December 2026

  • VINITECH-SIFEL, a trade show for wine, fruit and vegetable sectors, runs in Bordeaux from 1 to 3 December 2026.
  • The event expects 700 exhibitors and 40,000 professionals from 70 countries across 70,000 m² of space.
  • International buyers with equipment investment plans may qualify for hotel accommodation and travel support through the International Buyers Program.
Reported byVineyard Magazine: Bordeaux to host VINITECH-SIFEL trade show with 700 exhibitors in December 2026
03SevenFifty Daily·

Vinitaly.USA moves to New York with 300 exhibitors in October 2026

  • Vinitaly.USA, organized by Veronafiere with the Italian Trade Agency, debuts in New York on October 26 and 27, 2026.
  • Pier 36 will host 300 exhibitors presenting 2,500 labels, the largest exhibitor count yet, after two years in Chicago.
  • A 95-winery delegation organized by the Italian Trade Agency joins regional collectives from Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lazio and Sardinia.
Reported bySevenFifty Daily: Vinitaly.USA moves to New York with 300 exhibitors in October 2026
04Wine Australia·

Global wine demand shifts from red toward white and sparkling styles

  • IWSR data shows red wine's share of global consumption fell from about 52% in 2012 to 43% in 2025.
  • Over the same period white wine rose from 31% to 34%, and sparkling wine from 8% to 13%.
  • Red wine has lost ground as consumers grow more selective, moderate intake and choose drinks by occasion.
Reported byWine Australia: Global wine demand shifts from red toward white and sparkling styles
05The Guardian·

France's 2026 wine harvest set to fall 14% below recent average

  • French agriculture ministry estimates 2026 harvest at about 35 million hectolitres, down 2% on 2025 and 14% below the 2021-2025 average.
  • Champagne harvest finished in September for the first time, with production halved from last year and the five-year average.
  • Burgundy and Beaujolais output is projected 30% below the five-year average, while Bordeaux is expected to rise 10% on 2025.
Reported byThe Guardian: France's 2026 wine harvest set to fall 14% below recent average
06SevenFifty Daily·

Seven proposed US wine regions await TTB approval for new AVA status

  • Seven potential new American Viticultural Areas are in early stages, each needing years of Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau approval.
  • The proposed Annapolis-Sea Ranch AVA would cover 26,637 acres with 651 acres of grapes across a dozen vineyards in Sonoma County.
  • The proposed 723,760-acre Deschutes River AVA would be the first recognized winegrowing region in central Oregon.
Reported bySevenFifty Daily: Seven proposed US wine regions await TTB approval for new AVA status
01OIV·

Yinchuan hosts first Asian OIV World Congress of Vine and Wine

  • China hosted the 47th OIV World Congress of Vine and Wine in Yinchuan, Ningxia, from 12 to 16 October 2026.
  • It was the first OIV World Congress held in Asia, drawing over 600 participants from 47 countries.
  • The congress featured 420 scientific contributions and six technical visits, with presentations to be published open-access.
Reported byOIV: Yinchuan hosts first Asian OIV World Congress of Vine and Wine
02VinePair·

Oregon's AAPI Food & Wine Festival Named Next Wave Nonprofit of the Year

  • AAPI Food & Wine, founded by Lois and Dave Cho of CHO Wines, won Next Wave Awards' Nonprofit of the Year.
  • The festival launched in 2023 in Oregon's Willamette Valley, featuring Asian American-owned wineries and Portland chefs.
  • It has since expanded to New York City, with a March residency partnering with Korean restaurant Atoboy.
Reported byVinePair: Oregon's AAPI Food & Wine Festival Named Next Wave Nonprofit of the Year
04VinePair·

European bartenders say American visitors are curious, though many still order vodka Martinis

  • Giorgio Bargiani, assistant director of mixology at The Connaught Bar in London, says American bar guests are entertaining and genuinely curious.
  • Connaught Bar makes about 30,000 Martinis a year, and American guests often request vodka instead of gin.
  • Europe saw a record 24 million American trips in 2025, with another 5 percent rise expected this year, per The Wall Street Journal.
Reported byVinePair: European bartenders say American visitors are curious, though many still order vodka Martinis
01IVES Open Science·

Brazilian tropical reds keep polyphenols and health-relevant compounds through 12 months of storage

  • Researchers from Brazilian universities and Embrapa tested young Petit Verdot, Tempranillo and Syrah wines from the São Francisco Valley over 12 months of bottle storage.
  • Petit Verdot showed less colour change than wines from temperate climates, and polyphenols declined in line with the usual storage pattern.
  • Anthocyanin and trans-resveratrol levels stayed above published literature values, while the red wines softened in flavour and all wines lost some sensory character.
Reported byIVES Open Science: Brazilian tropical reds keep polyphenols and health-relevant compounds through 12 months of storage
02IVES Open Science·

Tropical Brazilian, Indian, Thai and Venezuelan wineries now produce quality wine at scale

  • Tropical wine production began about 30 years ago and now has commercial wineries in Brazil, India, Thailand and Venezuela.
  • Brazilian researchers at Embrapa grew Petit Verdot, Tempranillo and Syrah in Northeast Brazil's tropical semiarid region, testing phenolic composition over 12 months.
  • The analysis predicts high-quality tropical wine in expressive volumes, despite marketing challenges and know-how gaps in tropical viticulture.
Reported byIVES Open Science: Tropical Brazilian, Indian, Thai and Venezuelan wineries now produce quality wine at scale
03IVES Open Science·

Heat treatments shift grapevine fruit set differently across four cultivars

  • In 2009/2010, Australian researchers at the University of Adelaide raised daytime vineyard temperatures 3-5 degrees Celsius using undervine tents.
  • Chardonnay under heat set less fruit, producing fewer berries and lighter bunches, while Semillon and Shiraz set more fruit.
  • Cabernet Franc showed no significant differences between heated and ambient treatments.
Reported byIVES Open Science: Heat treatments shift grapevine fruit set differently across four cultivars
04IVES Open Science·

Rootstock study finds 110 Richter grows most roots under low water

  • Researchers grew Grenache grafted onto three rootstocks, 110 Richter, 41-B and 161-49, in rhizotrons under two water regimes.
  • 110 Richter developed greater root length than the other two rootstocks, though this did not translate into more vegetative growth.
  • Root growth peaked in summer during berry growth and ripening, with continuous root turnover even after ripening.
Reported byIVES Open Science: Rootstock study finds 110 Richter grows most roots under low water
05Lodi Growers·

Part Two of vineyard lab series examines how irrigation water shapes mineral nutrients

  • Viticulturist Stan Grant's Part Two of a three-part series covers evaluating lab analyses of vineyard irrigation water.
  • Nearly pure irrigation water, like Sierra Nevada snowmelt, strips minerals from soils, making them less fertile and more acidic.
  • Saline well water can make drip-irrigated soils saline, forcing vines to work harder to take up water.
Reported byLodi Growers: Part Two of vineyard lab series examines how irrigation water shapes mineral nutrients
06Regenerative Viticulture Foundation·

Newsletter reports cover crop and mulching research in vineyard soils and microbes

  • A 2026 Italian study in Environmental Microbiome found cover-crop under-vine mulching raised microbial diversity in a non-irrigated northern Italian vineyard.
  • The same study reported improved soil conditions and reduced pathogen pressure under the cover-crop mulch treatment.
  • A 2026 Field Crops Research study of Mediterranean rainfed vineyards found roller-crimped cover crops improved soil cover and vine water status.
Reported byRegenerative Viticulture Foundation: Newsletter reports cover crop and mulching research in vineyard soils and microbes
07Vineyard Magazine·

SFI 2026 offers UK vineyards payments for cover crops and habitat actions

  • Vines and horticultural permanent crops are included within the SFI 2026 scheme, which offers 71 actions, several relevant to vineyards.
  • LEAF Marque Standard version 17.0 requires 5% or more of farm or site area managed as habitat, with an optional 10% target.
  • Overwinter cover crop (CSAM2) should be sown by late August or early September, though SFI allows up to 12 months to establish mixes.
Reported byVineyard Magazine: SFI 2026 offers UK vineyards payments for cover crops and habitat actions
03Maker's Table·Meg Maker·

Pairing Wine With Fall

  • Meg Maker's piece argues autumnal foods are cooked, cured, pickled, smoked or dried, transformed into something more complex than their original state.
  • She says fall flavors in northern New England lean toward the dark end of the spectrum, contrasting with summer's brights.
Read the full story: Pairing Wine With Fall
04Tim Atkin·Tim Atkin MW·

A Level Playing Field

  • Tim Atkin reports a blind tasting of 24 Chardonnays, 10 from Pyramid Valley and Smith & Sheth and 14 from Burgundy, organised by Steve Smith MW.
  • Atkin says New Zealand Chardonnays topped two of four categories and should have won a third, with the 2024 Smith & Sheth Onewa Chardonnay narrowly losing to Domaine Guffens-Heynen's 2023 Saint Véran Clos de Poncetys.
  • Atkin argues top Chardonnay is now a level playing field, citing Burgundy's warmer climate and Domaine Leflaive finishing picking on August 18th this year.
Read the full story: A Level Playing Field
05Cab Franc Chronicles·Cab Franc Chronicles·

Cabernet Franc in the Press: October 2026

  • Only 3,501 acres of Cabernet Franc were planted in California in 2025, versus 90,040 acres of Cabernet Sauvignon, per the California Grape Acreage Report.
  • In February 2025, the Livermore Valley officially named Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc as its signature red and white varieties.
  • Lang & Reed, founded by John and Tracey Skupny in 1996 to make only Cabernet Franc, was profiled by Alder Yarrow in Jancis Robinson's site.
Read the full story: Cabernet Franc in the Press: October 2026
06Be Wine Curious·Miquel Hudin·

Telling a mountain to move

  • DO Montsant, in Catalunya's Priorat area, has revised its bylaws to certify vi brisat (orange-style) wines and create a classification for minimal-intervention wines.
  • The minimal-intervention classification requires mandatory hand-harvesting, organic certification, spontaneous fermentations, and no oenological additives except gentle filtration.
  • The author says the Montsant changes arrive late, noting the orange wine market is collapsing, and that the DO did not reply to questions about its maximum SO2 limit.
Read the full story: Telling a mountain to move
07The Burgundy Outlook·Jonathan Finch·

Most Burgundy Wine Buyers Are Still Shopping Backwards in 2026. Here’s the Strategy Négociants Hope You Never Learn

  • Louis Latour, Louis Jadot, Maison Albert Bichot and Bouchard Père & Fils are named as leading négociant houses dominating Burgundy sales worldwide.
  • Capitain-Gagnerot Corton-Charlemagne is priced at a fraction of Coche-Dury's, though grown only a few rows away from it.
Read the full story: Most Burgundy Wine Buyers Are Still Shopping Backwards in 2026. Here’s the Strategy Négociants Hope You Never Learn
09shades of grape·Eveline Chartier·

400 Montepulciano Bottles for Thomas Jefferson circa 1805

  • A 1350 trade contract between the Del Pecora family and merchant Jacopo di Vanni is the oldest known document for Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, held in Florence's State Archives.
  • A 2024 document from the Jesuit archives in Montepulciano shows the term Vino Nobile was used in 1766, earlier than the previously known 1787 reference.
  • Thomas Jefferson received 473 bottles of Montepulciano in November 1805 and requested 400 bottles annually from Thomas Appleton in April 1806.
Read the full story: 400 Montepulciano Bottles for Thomas Jefferson circa 1805
10The Morning Claret·Simon J. Woolf·

The Encyclopedia of Wine - Fresh Take or Same Same?

  • Dorling Kindersley's The Encyclopedia of Wine is published 8 October in the UK and 10 November in the US.
  • Editor-in-chief David Williams aims for an authoritative but accessible reference, written by 28 acknowledged experts such as Jane Anson and Wink Lorch.
  • The 400-page book is positioned as a less stuffy rival to The Oxford Companion to Wine and The World Atlas of Wine.
Read the full story: The Encyclopedia of Wine - Fresh Take or Same Same?