The Week in Wine Episode 26

Unpretentious rosé and wines, nominally for aging, drunk too early. Don and Olly discuss the latest US Supreme Court ruling on tariffs (and what - if anything - this means for the wine trade). The Domaine de la Romanée-Conti tasting story keeps running while Don runs down some of the latest stories including the revival of the "new Old World" of Central Europe; how sommelliers' questions are changing; and the ever-growing critical appraisal surrounding UK sparkling wines. Olly looks at the news that Piedmont is hitting a crisis point; as is Swiss viticulture; and growers facing ever more difficult times in Cognac. We look at Chile's Concha Y Toro withdrawing wines from the Japanese market (over trace amounts of copper) and discuss Montpeyroux's accession to AOC status. There are more glassmaker closures in Europe. On a more positive note, Wine-Searcher PRO members have the chance to enter a giveaway for a special online wine course...