The Wine Press

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The Wine Press is your weekly dose of wine news, covered in 15 minute episodes. Tune in each Thursday for the most eye-catching news from the wine world and beyond! Host Maria Banson is a Certified Sommelier living and working in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband. Maria is the author of Brunello Bombshell, a blog that pairs wine with movies, TV shows, and more. She enjoys listening to Verdi operas and singing "Libiamo" while drinking Special Club Champagne... or old Brunello.

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The Wine Press: Jan. 15, 2024

Here are some highlights from the week in wine news: Big deals keep on turnin’... Domaine William Fèvre, one of the most prestigious estates in Chablis, is now under new ownership. Domaines des Barons de Rothschild, the luxury wine conglomerate that also owns Château Lafite Rothschild in Bordeaux and Viña Los Vascos in Chile, acquired Fèvre in a deal for an undisclosed sum. Domaine William Fèvre has a total of 72 hectares of vineyards that cover the spectrum of quality levels in Chablis (village...

Jan 15, 2024•5 min

The Wine Press: Jan. 8, 2024

Here are some highlights from the week in wine news: The famed Pebble Beach Food and Wine Festival is returning for the first time since 2020. One of America’s premiere food and wine events will be making its anticipated return to Monterey from April 4-7 this year. Events on the docket include seminars about La Grande Dame, Opus One, BOND, and Laurent Perrier’s Grand Siècle. Expect to see a lot of celebrity chefs and sommeliers in attendance, including local favorites Chef Suzette Gresham (Acque...

Jan 08, 2024•6 min

The Wine Press: Jan. 1, 2024

Here are some highlights from the week in wine news: Napa Green, the top sustainability certification body in Napa Valley, is outlawing Roundup use in vineyards. Napa Green announced last month that Roundup, the world’s most popular herbicide, will be phased out of certified vineyards by 2026, with a longer term goal of completely eliminating the use of synthetic herbicides in mind. This makes Napa Green the first sustainability credential in the world to completely eliminate Roundup. About 64 p...

Jan 01, 2024•4 min

The Wine Press: Dec. 18, 2023

Your weekly wine news roundup is now in a new format, available here every Monday. Subscribers are the first to know when a new roundup drops, so if you haven’t done so already, subscribe to Brunello Bombshell today. Here are some highlights from the week in wine news: * American wine pioneer Miljenko “Mike” Grgich has passed away at the age of 100. Mike Grgich is perhaps best known for his contribution to the 1976 Judgment of Paris as the winemaker behind Chateau Montelena’s winning Chardonnay ...

Dec 18, 2023•7 min

The Wine Press: Dec. 11, 2023

Your weekly wine news roundup is now in a new format, available here every Monday. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit brunellobombshell.substack.com/subscribe

Dec 11, 2023•5 min

Audio Edition 01.04

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit brunellobombshell.substack.com The audio version of The Brunello Bombshell Newsletter, Edition 01.04: G.H. Mumm and T-Day Prep.

Nov 22, 2023•2 min

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