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Stephen Burton received six years in prison after investors financed purported loans secured by rare bottles. The case shows why value means little without independent proof of ownership, location and custody. What happened Stephen Burton, the founder and chief executive of Bordeaux Cellars, was sentenced on September 3 to six
Swiss wine regained market share in 2025, but stocks kept rising. A fight over import rights now reveals who is being asked to carry the cost of a shrinking market.
The festival will bring nearly 50 events and more than 300 culinary figures to New York in October. Its importance will depend less on the size of the programme than on whether temporary visibility creates lasting value for the city's restaurants. What happened The Food Network New York
Portugal has built a second life for used cork. The harder task is collecting more than a fraction of the stoppers entering the market.
European wine buying surged 48% in 2025 to support prices after U.S. demand dropped due to tariffs. However, with Europe providing half of Liv-ex supply and U.S. buyers returning in 2026, this was a temporary inventory shift at lower prices rather than a permanent transfer of market control.
The 2026 Sangiovese harvest is beginning at least a week earlier than last year. The more consequential decision came before picking: Montalcino reduced the volume that can be declared as Brunello while citing inventories, value and the cost of holding wine for a distant market. What happened The main phase
Archaeologists have found a possible wine press beside residential remains in ancient Memphis. Its structure and grape seeds support the interpretation, but its date and exact function remain unconfirmed.
Jérémy Cukierman has left Artémis Domaines to lead the Saint-Estèphe second growth. The appointment restores a position that Michel Reybier had held directly since 2017, changing the estate's governance without yet signalling a change in its wines. What happened Château Cos d'Estournel has appointed Jérémy
Cava sales fell from 252 million bottles in 2023 to 190 million in 2025. Grower organizations now report grape offers close to half the reference cost of production, testing whether Cava's premium strategy can create value at the vineyard gate.
A year after the blaze burned 6,820 acres near Calistoga, prosecutors have charged a local man with recklessly causing it. The case may test individual responsibility, but it does not yet resolve at least US$65 million in preliminary agricultural losses. What happened Napa County prosecutors have charged Juan
Vittorio Frescobaldi dies at 97. TCJ examines how he helped turn a Tuscan wine dynasty into a modern international company and prepared its succession.
Bledsoe Family Winery moves its Walla Walla hospitality from downtown to the vineyard. TCJ examines the investment, the regional economics and what remains unproven.
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