Whats with all the Clowns ?
Verbier , 28th October
WTF IS GOING ON ?
I just saw some geezer , making a wine video on YouTube called “The Truth About Natural Wine” — as if it’s some sort of 9/11 conspiracy.
U.S. Consumers Paid More Than the Tariff Cost on European Wines
North Carolina , 27th October
A study from Duke University’s Department of Economics found that U.S. consumers ultimately paid more than the tariff amount on European wines during the 2019–2021 trade dispute. This means American consumers bore higher costs than the federal government collected in tariff revenue.
Phytoplasma Disease Threatens the Heart of Hungarian Wine Country
Budapest, October 2025 – Hungary’s world-renowned vineyards are facing one of their most serious challenges in decades. Authorities have confirmed that Flavescence dorée (FD) — a vine disease caused by a phytoplasma and spread by the leafhopper Scaphoideus titanus — has been detected in nearly all of the country’s major wine-growing regions
Pesticides Everywhere: Study Finds Traces in Nearly Everyone Tested
Netherlands , October 25th
Even people far from farms are exposed to dozens of pesticides, researchers say.
