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The call to replace heavy weight wine bottles gets louder by the week. Here Laura Catena explains how Catena is introducing lighter weight bottles for some wines but also stresses the need to do so in a sustainable way for its business and its staff the-buyer.net/insight/laura-…

I'm told 'Octember' is the ideal time to visit Greece so am hosting a luxurious Wine & Philosophy retreat there from 25 Oct. More at travelgems.com/wine-philosoph…

Analu Borges Richard Siddle Jancis Robinson Catena Nicky Smith #wine Bibendum Matthew Clark Sustainable Wine Ltd Sustainable Wine Solutions Encirc Verallia Daily Wine News WineBusiness.com Analu, we have lowered our total glass weight by 40% in the last decade. We are introducing a 45% + 28% lower weight bottle for Catena wines. We are doing a campaign to educate. Consumers in Asia and the Americas still expect heavier bottles and we are working to change that.

Very cool news aboiut The Old Vine Registry from Jancis Robinson, Sarah Abbott MW & Alder Yarrow - harpers.co.uk/news/fullstory…

If you can't make our Wine & Philosophy Retreat (see travelgems.com) last weekend of October then consider Liquid Icons glam Golden Vines Wine Weekend in red hot Madrid liquidicons.com/work/the-golde…

A brilliant little piece. What will we do with these two after tomorrow?

Our Refurb Clearance Sale is now on ! ! A genuine 20% discount on over 1,000 lines in the shop under £100 ( excludes champagne & spirits ) We'll be tanking our Victorian basement and need to get everything out from downstairs by the 15 July Sale ends Saturday 13th July at 8.30pm

Lots of gossip about Bouchard P&F, Henriot and Ch de Puligny now that they're owned by Artémis Domaines. Just come across this outline of plans from the horse's mouth larvf.com/frederic-enger…

So, big news from me. My last column for the Guardian. My choice and here's why theguardian.com/food/article/2…

Appalling wifi at London Stansted Airport Why?

10 mile walk round London 29 Sep by WineTradeSportsClub in aid of annual Hasslacher Grant to the Drinks Trust. See more at justgiving.com/page/lucy-marc…

An extraordinary story: magazine.wein.plus/royal-controve…

I may have come across the heaviest wine bottle ever, Michel Rolland's 'world blend' Panagea. Don't bother looking for a price. 'This product is available by invite only. Please sign up to acquire.'

AOC Bordeaux wines sold for 7 euros a hectolitre (100L), so 7 times cheaper than Spanish table wine apparently vitisphere.com/actualite-1028…

This year's Golden Vines auction of exceptional wines and extraordinary experiences in now online: auction.liquidicons.com All in aid of making the wine, spirit and hospitality sectors more diverse, inclusive and interesting via gerardbassetfdn

Adriaan Basson I read 2 superb articles on Jancis Robinson ‘s website about our wines & winemakers this week. A reminder that though we produced Musk & co, we are better than this. By far.

You have until midnight CET tonight, Sun 27 Oct, to snag one of these amazing #wine lots and help the gerardbassetfdn auction.liquidicons.com

Many congrats to Viña Concha y Toro have signed up to the Sustainable Wine Roundtable Bottle Weight Accord, the largest wine company globally to commit to reducing the weight of their bottles, wine's biggest contributor to carbon emissions

Applications for Curious Vines 2025 Education Support Awards for women and non-binaries who work in wine are now invited. See docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

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