The Innerwine Journal

Wine that understands how you feel — in words, too.

Wine Trends This Week: Marvin Shanken's Legacy, Chile's Global Debut, and New Zealand's Smaller, Smarter Harvest

Carmelo · Founder · 2026-10-30 · 5 min read

This week in wine: Wine Spectator founder Marvin Shanken dies at 83, Chile debuts as 50 Best Vineyards host, and New Zealand's harvest shrinks by design.

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Bollinger's New Chef de Cave: Inside Champagne's Quietest Vote of Confidence

Carmelo · Founder · 2026-10-20 · 4 min read

Bollinger just handed its cellar to a new chef de cave and called itself 'deeply optimistic' about Champagne — right as the region tests its limits.

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Wine Trends This Week: Louis Roederer's 250th, a Burgundy Legend's Honor, and Italy's Biggest Wine Heist

Carmelo · Founder · 2026-10-16 · 5 min read

This week in European wine: Louis Roederer marks 250 years with a new Cristal, Lalou Bize-Leroy enters Decanter's Hall of Fame, and thieves hit Antinori.

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Nyetimber's Earliest-Ever Harvest: Inside England's Champagne-Beating Sparkling House

Carmelo · Founder · 2026-10-13 · 4 min read

Nyetimber just started its earliest harvest on record, after a brutal spring and a record-hot summer — and it keeps beating Champagne at awards.

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Wine Trends This Week: China's New Entry Wine, Haut-Brion's Cellar Auction, and England's Pinot Problem

Carmelo · Founder · 2026-10-09 · 5 min read

This week in wine: Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc becomes China's casual pour of choice, 90 years of Haut-Brion sell from the estate's own cellar, and English Pinot Noir outgrows its sparkling label.

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Planeta: Inside the Sicilian Estate Majestic Just Made Exclusive

Carmelo · Founder · 2026-10-06 · 4 min read

Majestic just built an exclusive range around Planeta, the family that spent 30 years convincing the world Sicily could make serious wine.

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Wine Trends This Week: Tuscany's Patient Releases, Croatia's New Generation, and Natural Wine's Edge Over Organic

Carmelo · Founder · 2026-10-02 · 4 min read

This week in European wine: Tuscany delays its icon releases to autumn, Istria's young winemakers reshape Croatian wine, and natural wine outshines organic.

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Spier Wine Farm: Inside South Africa's Patient Chenin Blanc Philosophy

Carmelo · Founder · 2026-09-29 · 4 min read

At South Africa's Spier, cellar master Johan Jordaan is betting that patience — not control — is the real answer to a changing climate.

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Wine Trends This Week: AI-Generated Wine Writing, California's Winery Reckoning, and the Single-Vineyard Hype Debate

Carmelo · Founder · 2026-09-25 · 4 min read

This week in wine: a chatbot may have won a writing prize, California's wine industry splits between conviction and collapse, and single-vineyard hype faces scrutiny.

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Louis Roederer in Burgundy: Inside the Domaine Pierre Damoy Acquisition

Carmelo · Founder · 2026-09-22 · 4 min read

Louis Roederer just bought its way into Gevrey-Chambertin's grand crus. Inside the 250-year-old Champagne house's first move beyond its own region.

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Wine Trends This Week: Champagne Hits 15% ABV, Michelin Ranks Bordeaux, and the Balkans' Grapes Break Through

Carmelo · Founder · 2026-09-18 · 4 min read

This week in wine: Champagne's alcohol cap rises to 15% after record heat, Michelin issues its first Bordeaux wine ranking, and Balkan native grapes shine at DWWA.

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Wine Trends This Week: Spain's Global Wine Push, Friuli's Quiet Refinement, and Bordeaux's Return to Value

Carmelo · Founder · 2026-09-11 · 4 min read

This week in wine: Spain's biggest-ever global wine campaign, an Italian cooperative's 75-year quality push, and Bordeaux's cheapest prices in a decade.

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Wine Trends This Week: Orange Wine Goes Global, Record-Early Harvests, and the Sancerre Effect

Carmelo · Founder · 2026-09-04 · 4 min read

This week's top wine trends — orange wine's global breakout at DWWA 2026, record-early harvests in Bordeaux and Burgundy, and Sancerre's Google Trends spike — read through mood-based wine pairing.

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Caparzo Toscana IGT Sangiovese: Tuscany in Every Bottle

Carmelo · Founder · 2026-09-02 · 3 min read

This year's Tuscan harvest arrived almost two weeks early. Here's why Caparzo's everyday Sangiovese — bright, generous, unpretentious — is the bottle for the nights you actually want to slow down for.

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Etna Bianco Superiore: The Wine That Doesn't Perform

Carmelo · Founder · 2026-08-31 · 3 min read

Right now in Milo, a two-week festival is celebrating Etna Bianco Superiore — Sicily's rarest volcanic white. Here's why its verticality, freshness, and identity make it the wine for an evening worth remembering.

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Wine Trends This Week: Faster Harvests, Fewer Drinks, and What We Stand to Lose

Innerwine · Journal · 2026-08-28 · 2 min read

Champagne's earliest harvest on record, Americans drinking less than ever, and wildfires threatening century-old vines in Spain — read through the lens of mood-based wine pairing.