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# What We're Reading --
- URL: https://bevnews.net/what-were-reading-7/
- Published: 2022-09-14T22:17:03.000Z
- Updated: 2022-09-14T22:17:03.000Z
- Author: Joel Whitaker

### [How Roundup, the weed killer linked to cancer, became one of California wine’s biggest controversies](https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/article/California-vineyards-Roundup-weeds-17436285.php?utm%5Fsource=AfternoonBrief&utm%5Fmedium=newsletter)

One of the most hotly debated issues in California wine these days involves a chemical that can be found in every Home Depot in America: Roundup. Monsanto’s high-profile herbicide is the go-to method of weed control for many California vineyards. As with all crops, weeds are a nuisance among grapevines, competing for resources like water and potentially causing young vines to die. (San Francisco Chronicle)

### [Total lightweight: Australians quick to pick up new flat pack wine bottles](https://www.theguardian.com/food/2022/sep/15/total-lightweight-australians-quick-to-pick-up-new-flat-pack-wine-bottles?utm%5Fsource=AfternoonBrief&utm%5Fmedium=newsletter)

Backpack friendly, energy efficient wine bottles are proving a hit with Australian consumers, but premium producers aren’t fully sold on PET packaging (The Guardian)