#194 Weekly Update Climate Crisis 🪐Space Wine Wine Bans Billionaire Vineyards

In this episode, I’m diving deep into some wild stories from the
wine world. Floods in Romania and Austria, fires in
Portugal—nature is seriously testing the vineyards this year. But
don’t worry, we’re not all doom and gloom. I’m also talking about
solar panels in vineyards (yep, fighting climate change one grape
at a time) and an unprecedented crisis distillation in Ribeira
Sacra. Oh, and did you know Spanish supermarkets are now dating
hotspots? Plus, record-breaking Grey Goose moments at the US
Open, space-aged wine, and a Hello Kitty wine ban... This one’s
packed!





Alexander Gottschalk
(https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-gottschalk-641838223/)





Shownotes:


(00:00:00) Throwback


(00:01:59) Severe floods in Romania, Austria and Hungary


https://www.meiningers-international.com/wine/news/flooding-impacts-vineyards-austria-and-romania


(00:06:17 ) Devastating fires in Portugal's vineyards


https://www.meininger.de/wein/erzeuger/braende-portugal-verheerend-fuer-weinberge


(00:07:56) Solar panels in vineyards can help fighting climate
change


https://www.meiningers-international.com/wine/news/how-pv-systems-impact-vineyards


(00:10:59) Ribeira Sacra gets unprecedented crisis distillation
authorised


https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/ribeira-sacra-galician-government-authorises-unprecedented-crisis-distillation-538325/


(00:15:26) Spanish supermarkets become dating hotspots


https://fortune.com/europe/2024/09/06/spain-supermarket-pineapples-mercadona/


(00:17:47) Grey Goose brakes records at the US Open


https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_vfnxdsTrF/?igsh=MTR0Znl1Mm1sazRweA%3D%3D


(00:19:30) Morgan Riddle and Taylor Fritz propose moderation at
US Open


https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/morgan-riddle-taylor-fritz-heineken-love-love-us-open


(00:20:47) Hello Kitty wine banned from UK


ttps://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/09/hello-kitty-wine-banned-from-uk/


(00:22:35) Alibaba co-founder buys vineyards in Burgundy


https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/alibaba-billionaire-joe-tsai-invests-in-burgundy-vineyards-537892/


(00:23:09) LVMH acquires vineyards in Burgundy for €15.5m


https://decotidien.com/actualite/lvmh-acquires-1-3-hectares-of-vineyards-in-cote-dor-for-e15-5-million.html


(00:25:17) German Wine Institute partners with the Institute of
Masters of Wine


https://www.deutscheweine.de/news-medien/meldungen/meldung/812/deutsches-weininstitut-wird-offizieller-partner-des-institute-of-masters-of-wine


(00:27:18) Wine bottles sent to space for ageing came back
differently


https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_i2pe2pjYJ/?igsh=cmljYWw3ZzEzOG95


(00:28:37) Wine marathon sells out faster than a Taylor Swift
concert


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/activity-and-adventure/marathon-du-mdoc-french-marathon-runners-wine-cheese/