Wine

French winemakers dread ‘smoky taste’ after wildfires

Flames have destroyed hundreds of some 30,000ha of vineyards in France’s main rose-producing region.

Detained Ugandan opposition figure is unconscious, in intensive care, his wife says

Detained Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye gestures before he collapsed while attending a court session where he is on trial for treason, at the High court in Kampala, Uganda, July 29, 2026. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa

Wildfires darken the clouds over France's Bordeaux wine industry

A view of the city of Bordeaux from Bouliac, as a wildfire burns nearby amid worsening drought conditions following a heatwave and water shortages across much of France, July 25, 2026. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Bordeaux threatened as France, Spain struggle to contain wildfires

FILE PHOTO: Evacuated residents rest at the Bordeaux-Lac Exhibition Centre, which has been turned into a shelter for people displaced by a wildfire burning nearby amid worsening drought conditions following a heatwave and water shortages across much of France, in Bordeaux, France, July 25, 2026. REUTERS/Manon Cruz/File Photo

On Greek island of Santorini, winemakers try to adapt to heat and drought

Ioanna Vamvakouri, president of the Santorini winemakers association holds a glass of awarded Assyrtiko wine at a placemat depicting the map of Santorini island complex, in the winery at Therasia, Greece, June 24, 2026. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki

Trump threatens 100% tariff on French wines over digital tax

US President Donald Trump is training his tariffs gun on France’s winegrowers to protect American tech giants.

Grape expectations: How China’s Ningxia is courting international travellers with wine tourism

Harvest season for grapes in Ningxia starts from mid-August to October.

‘We are Ningxia, not Bordeaux’: How women are reshaping Chinese wine

Sun Miao (left) of Domaine des Aromes, Jiang Jing (centre) of Domaine Pu Shang and Zhang Jing (right) of Helan Qingxue Vineyard, are females in Ningxia's wine industry, carving a way forward for China wines.

Czech castle's cache of precious wine goes on display in new-old bottles

Bottles of 19th-century wine are kept on shelves in a cellar of Becov castle, as State Castle and Chateau of Becov nad Teplou, where the restored Chateau d'Yquem wine collection, discovered in 1985 and linked to the Beaufort-Spotin family, is presented to the public following a complex restoration with French experts in Becov nad Teplou, Czech Republic, June 1, 2026 REUTERS/Eva Korinkov

Georgia uncorks the value of Stalin’s 40,000-bottle wine collection

A wine cellar housing a collection of rarities from the 19th and 20th centuries, once owned by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, in Tbilisi, Georgia May 28, 2026. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze

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