Grabenwerkstatt is Wachau like no other. Franz and Michael are making electric, laser-sharp Grüners and Rieslings in the harsh Spitzer Graben out of old vines. Hands-off, tense, speaking of their origin, utterly thrilling.

Grabenwerkstatt is Wachau like no other

I still pretty vividly remember my first experience with wines from Austria’s Wachau valley some 11 years ago. A couple of Smaragds from F.X. Pichler, one of the top names in the region, all coming fr...

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8 sparklings, 4 countries. Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, and the UK. This likely was one of the first if not the first tasting of these wines in Poland. Thanks to SPOT. for hosting the event! I'm looking forward to exploring this topic with the Polish audience more. There's more to tell.

I'm thrilled to soon present two masterclasses on cool climate sparklings, exploring wines from Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, the UK and — of course! — the Polish ones. Quite likely for the first time in Poland. And quite likely not the last. The first bottles are here already, more to come!

Riesling and Grüner Veltliner from Austria’s most exalted white-wine region. Pictured Grüner Veltliner in the Kollmütz vineyard in Wösendor (© Pamela Schmatz). https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/austrias-single-vineyard-summit-2025-wachau #jancisrobinson #winesoftheworld #winesofaustria

Reds were outnumbered 5 to 1 at the Grafenegg tastings but more than held their own. Pictured, the Alter Garten parcel in Eisenberg’s Szapary vineyard, courtesy of Thom Wachter. https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/austrias-single-vineyard-summit-2025-reds #jancisrobinson

A captivating listen - as always if it's Jancis who's speaking to the mic. Quoting after @teamdb.bsky.social, Richard Hemming MW describes it as “the definitive story of Jancis’s life so far”, a chronicle not only of her professional ascent but also of the people and passions that made it possible.

The Jancis Robinson Story E1: Seeding by The JancisRobinson.com Podcast

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The promise of AI chat assistants: they solve 90% of the problems users have (by looking up the docs and telling them) My reality: need to spend 10 minutes trying to get to a human, to solve an issue I need customer support to look into Around minute 8 I sign up to a competitor

I have finally gotten myself a @decanter.com subscription. Should've done this sooner.

Amazing (as well as otherworldly) to see the Polish wines 🇵🇱 of Kamil Barczentewicz now sold by the UK’s matchless @thewinesociety.bsky.social & garnering great reviews. #thenextbigthing

Polish tech chaps, have you all gone back to X for good? It's awfully quiet in here and X is buzzing. Why?

My playing cannot be too bad if that's what Pixel thinks when I'm practicing. 😅

In an unprecedented move, the Académie Internationale du Vin (AIV) is speaking out publicly against the threat of what it calls the “denormalisation” of wine initiated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in an open letter to the heads of government of all United Nations member states.

AIV warns that Europe’s wine culture is under ‘existential risk’ by the WHO’s prohibitionist stance

In an unprecedented move, the Académie Internationale du Vin (AIV) is speaking out publicly against the threat of what it calls the “denormalisation” of wine initiated by the World Health Organisation...

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I thought I had passed all the exams so how am I just hearing about the Monster of Wine qualification?

A bottle of Blanc de Noirs intrigued me at a Grafenegg masterclass of Austria Sekt 🇦🇹 so I called the producer, Christian Madl to ask if I could visit him.

We ordered a bottle of Champagne. The staff flocked to our table to witness - "noone ever buys it", they said. "I never opened one, can I do it?", another waiter seconded. Little stories like this can make a place memorable, even if for the strangest of reasons. It was a lovely evening.

What's next in AI infrastructure? Your bill.

We've whittled the 309 entries to our 2025 wine writing competition down to a shortlist of the top 25. Readers have until midnight UK time on Monday 15 September to vote for their favourite shortlisted entry. https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/our-2025-wine-writing-competition-shortlist

I might grow older, but my excitement about wax capsules certainly doesn't grow with me.

It’s officially here! @ladybug.dev is back! 🐞 Buckle in for the next 10 weeks as @emmabostian.bsky.social and I cover tons of important topics on engineering management. Welcome to Season 7! www.ladybug.dev/episodes/a-b...

Achieving the Weinakademiker title and the WSET Diploma encouraged me to make a personal website about my wine stuff and collate everything under a single brand for the future. I also finally have some space to post my English writings that never fit anywhere before. I invite you to mati/wine ☺️

mati/wine — Mateusz Papiernik

Wine communicator and educator. Writing on wine in Polish and English since 2010. DipWSET, CSWS and Weinakademiker.

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Farewell "blue and grey boxes" ... the new example diagrams are now live on the C4 model website -> c4model.com

Hot take: Manzanillas and Finos should be sold in small format cans.

The Court of Master Sommeliers has released the names of nine new Master Sommeliers (MS), including the first female MS from Poland, as well inaugural ones from Cyprus, Sweden and Spain.

Nine new Master Sommeliers announced

The Court of Master Sommeliers has released the names of nine new Master Sommeliers (MS), including the first female MS from Poland.

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A group of four Polish wineries (Turnau, Jassa, Julo and Vogard) has just announced submitting the paperwork toward establishing the first Polish PGI for wines of the Lower Oder Valley (Dolina Dolnej Odry). This has been on the grapevine for a while now, but apparently is now in the motion.

Every summer reminds me of how perfect a chilled glass of manzanilla or a fino is for hot weather.

Once upon a time, a group of winemakers in Chile decided to create their own appellation of sorts. It changed Chilean wine forever. A look back at the pioneering work of VIGNO, and the current crop of world-class Carignans they are making: www.vinography.com/2... #winethreads

Elevating Chilean Old Vine Carignan: VIGNO at 10 Years

A ten-years-on look at the work of VIGNO - Vignadores de Carignan, a group of winemakers celebrating the old-vine Carignan in Chile's Maule Valley.

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Gen Z not shunning alcohol as much as thought, says survey www.decanter.com/wine-news/ge...

Gen Z not shunning alcohol as much as thought, says survey - Decanter

More Gen Z adults in several countries are drinking alcohol, suggests a new survey, adding a fresh twist to previous perceptions of this age group...

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Squid Game 3 finale is much better than the KFC's branded wings buckets. And those buckets were surprisingly good.

This is pure genius in its simplicity. Never thought of using a lock screen for that!

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ICYMI: I vibe coded Connect with Me before RenderATL to help people spend more time relationship building and less time fumbling with the LinkedIn app to look for their QR code. I'm thrilled that after two weeks in the wild, over 200 profiles have been created. connectwithme.at 💙

"Meininger Verlag will be discontinuing the online and newsletter format MEININGER’S INTERNATIONAL." Wow, that's a bummer.