Daily Wine News: French Estate Numbers

Posted by | Posted in Wine News | Posted on 12-21-2021

The vineyards of Burgundy.

According to new report on Vitisphere, every day, three French grape growers or winemakers decides to give up working as an independent enterprise. “In 2020, metropolitan France has 59,000 wineries according to the first results of the latest census by the Ministry of Agriculture. With the disappearance of 11,000 estates compared to 2010, the number of winegrowers and winegrowers has fallen by 16% in ten years.”

In the Buyer, Jamie Goode shines the light on why he thinks Bairrada is Portugal’s rising star region. “The use of international varieties is very un-Portuguese: this is a country that by and large has resisted the move to plant more famous grapes and go down the varietal route, instead sticking with wines that are usually blends of a subset of the uniquely Portuguese grapes. In this sense, Bairrada is unusual in that its red wines are often made from solely Baga.”

In Wine Enthusiast, Sean P. Sullivan delves into the Red Mountain region. “Over the last four decades, Red Mountain has established itself as not only Washington’s premier winegrowing region, but one of the finest in the world. Once a well-kept secret, the recent boom in plantings and investments have served notice: Red Mountain has arrived.”

In the Drop, James Lawrence explores three Old World wine regions experimenting with new wine styles.

For Wine Industry Network, Robin Shreeves ponders whether wine competitions are worth it.

Alder Yarrow explores the wines of Savoie-based Matthieu Goury and his Domaine de Chevillard.

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