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Spain's 2026 wine harvest falls as stocks climb 22%
Growers delivered one of Spain's earliest harvests on record, yet cellars already hold more wine than the new crop adds, and farm groups are split on what comes next.
Champagne Week debuts in Paris on a record harvest
Growers call 2026 the earliest, healthiest Champagne harvest in decades. Paris marked it with a new citywide week of tastings, pairings and cellar visits.
Rioja closes its earliest harvest on record
The DOCa's regulatory council logs 333.77 million kg of grapes, up 48% on 2025, though still short of 2023's record volume.
Aldi wine bar opens in Antwerp with glasses from €1
Al Divino, a pop-up in the Zuid district, prices every glass at the shop price of the bottle divided by six. It closes on 1 November; the bottles stay on the shelves.
Les 110 de Taillevent closes in London after 11 years
The Gardinier family's wine-by-the-glass restaurant in Marylebone has entered creditors' liquidation, with liquidators appointed earlier this month.
Michelin Guide brings its Grapes rating to Champagne
The first Michelin Grapes selection for Champagne arrives on 4 February 2027, extending a wine-estate rating born in Burgundy to France's best-known sparkling region.
Mendoza's 2026 harvest comes in cool, wet and uneven
Catena Zapata's harvest report describes a season closer to 2019 than to recent dry years, with yields down sharply at altitude and up in parts of the Uco Valley.
France's 2026 wine harvest falls to its lowest in years
A hot, dry summer and a shrinking vineyard pushed France's grape harvest well below average, with Champagne and Beaujolais hit hardest of all.
Gambero Rosso marks 40 years with new guides in Rome
The wine and restaurant publisher gathers in the capital on 25-26 October for a 500-winery tasting and the reveal of its 2027 Italian guides.
Óscar Tobía, founder of Bodegas Tobía in Rioja, dies
The San Asensio-born winemaker founded Bodegas Tobía in 1994 and, according to the winery, made Spain's first barrel-fermented rosé, Alma Tobía, in 1996.
Gianmarco Ofner enters GaultMillau's top 150 Swiss winemakers
The Eglisau grower who took over Weingut Pircher from his godfather in 2022 is new on the guide's 2027 list, alongside neighbour Mathias Bechtel.
Milano Wine Week 2026 opens with 100 events and two hubs
The ninth edition adds awards for wine tourism, brings back Wine List Italia and puts restaurant mark-ups on the agenda, with tastings from the Marriott to the Arco della Pace.
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