Mosel Valley vineyards

In the Financial Times, Jancis Robinson explore German wine’s transformation. “German wines have improved immeasurably in the past two decades, major beneficiaries of the warming climate that now results in fully ripe grapes without the searing acidity of the last century that had to be compensated for by sweetness.”

First Citizens is in advanced talks to acquire Silicon Valley Bank after its collapse earlier this month.

In Decanter, Elizabeth Gabay profiles Tom Bove, who “may have acquired international fame as the man who sold his home and vineyard, Château Miraval, to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie,” however, “locally he is better known as the American who has bought, restored and sold over a dozen vineyards in the past 30 years.”

A new bill in Kentucky allows small farm wineries to self-distribute up to 12,000 gallons of wine annually, allowing “small, up-and-coming wineries to “establish a place in the marketplace” to the point where a wholesaler would want to distribute their product,” reports Sarah Michels in the Bowling Green Daily News.

In the Washington Post, Laura Reiley charts the rise of nonalcoholic wines.

Jess Lander offers a look inside Frank Family Vineyards’ new tasting room barn in the San Francisco Chronicle.

In the Wall Street Journal, Lettie Teague recommends kosher wines for Passover and beyond.