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Joel Whitaker

Joel Whitaker

19 Oct 2026
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How El Niño Impacts a Wine Vintage

This year’s “super El Niño” could be the strongest since 1950. Here’s what that means for winemakers around the world, from welcome rainfall to devastating storms. (SevenFifty Daily)

Will They Come For the Official Beverage of the West?

Advocates of wine must be prepared for assaults on all symbols of the West. (Tom Wark/Fermentation0

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