THE POUR WEEKLY: Export Crisis Edition
French Export Crisis
French wine exports hit a 25-year low at 168 million cases. US tariffs and Chinese duties drove an 8% value drop to €14.3 billion.
EU Rescue Package
Brussels approves crisis funds for vine removal and export promotion. New rules mandate "alcohol-free 0.0%" labeling for sub-0.05% ABV wines.
Swiss Protectionism
Swiss growers seek import quotas as domestic consumption falls 8%. The move would restrict EU wine imports through a 2001-style volume cap system.
Luxury Resilience
Fine wine defies the downturn: $250+ bottles keep selling as collectors prioritize scarcity over the contracting mainstream market.
Margins Wine Closes
Santa Cruz natural winery Margins Wine announces closure after a decade. Founder Meghan Bell cites unsustainable debt and industry headwinds.
Swiss Winemaker Sentenced for Selling Foreign Wine Under Local Label
Spring & Summer tastings in the Valais.
Winter Cave Visits in Valais
A trip to visit Marie Therese Chappaz and Domaine de Cherouche
Clement Magliocco
Clément Magliocco tends to vines based in St Pierre du Clages , Organic Biodynamic in Chamoson . Creating some stunning wines.
Lucas Madonia / Timothée Place
Ayent , Valais , Switzerland , the now epicentre of the natural wine movement in Switzerland , oozing with Talent.
Trip to Marie Thérese Chappaz
Our trip to Marie Thérèse Chappaz in Fully , Switzerland ,for the winter tasting with alpine cheeses and heritage grain Breads
A trip to Domaine de Chèrouche
A visit to Domaine de Chèrouche in Ayent high in the Swiss alps in there canton of Valais.
Le chemin du vignoble Valais
The Chemin du vignoble in the Valais could possible be one of if not the most spectacular walk/hike around vineyards in the world , tumbling down steep mountainsides traversing along the largest glacier valley in Europe on a path that stretches 65 kms between Branson near Martigny to Leuk in the Haut Valais.
Upcoming events.
A list of Upcoming Natural wine fairs.