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The SW Summary: On terroir’s existential crisis, dogs and vines, regenerative vineyard trials, and more

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Jan 21, 2025

The SW Summary: On terroir’s existential crisis, dogs and vines, regenerative vineyard trials, and more
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Nov 22, 2024

The SW Summary: On Europe’s ‘dismal’ 2024 harvest, support for indigenous growers, progress in standards benchmarking, and more
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Oct 18, 2024

The SW Summary: On EPR fees, the road to net-zero, retailer cork recycling schemes, and more
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Sep 18, 2024

The SW Summary: On early 2024 harvest reports, confusion around ‘regenerative’, a potential solution to smoke taint, and more
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Aug 09, 2024

The SW Summary: On the rise of AI, labyrinth vineyards, Tesco’s new hybrid wine, and more
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Jul 21, 2024

The SW Summary: On shading soils, rural robotisation, anxious growers, and more
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Jun 21, 2024

The SW Summary: On rain, drought, Champagne’s harvest action plan, and more
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May 17, 2024

The SW Summary: On the impact of climate change, how bats benefit the vineyard, the need for greater transparency in Champagne, and more
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Apr 17, 2024

The SW Summary: On generational shifts in wine consumption, insetting, the campaign for lighter wine bottles, and more
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Mar 22, 2024

The SW Summary: How to tackle wine’s social and labor issues, spring frost vulnerability, hybrid grapes, and more
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Feb 25, 2024

The SW Summary: On farmer protests, regenerative viticulture, packaging innovation, and more
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Jan 28, 2024

The SW Summary: On sustainable wine bottles, lessons from mountain goats, shorter growing seasons and more

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