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Oliver Styles

@ollystyles.bsky.social

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Wine writer, winemaker, fencer, flyfisher, and a bit more. Winemaker, Halcyon Days New Zealand; Wine writer, wine-searcher.com; Oceania Veteran Men's Sabre Champion 2024

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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 15h

Isn't it just! At least there was the Shiraz and Schubert at the end there...

Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 19h

My roundup of the wine headlines you might have missed last week: Chapoutier intern dies; Cannabis found in barrel shipment in Bordeaux; Burgundy winegrower assaults mayor; Major Cognac vine-pull plan announced; and Orchestra pairs wine with music. www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/10/ca...

Cannabis Seized in Wine Barrels | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion

Drugs, assault, accidental death – it hasn't been a quiet week for the wine world  Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher

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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 8d

This week's wine news headlines:
🍷 French winegrower releases Palestine cuvée;
🍷 CAV empties wine tanks in Languedoc;
🍷 Oscar-winner Jean Dujardin launches Bordeaux whiskey;
🍷 New Vino de Pago for Tharsys; and
🍷 Wine "not incompatible with sport" says Olympian. www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/10/wi...

Winegrower Releases Palestine Solidarity Wine | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion

It's all Palestine, politics and whiskey as we round up this week's news from Europe. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher

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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 9d

He has done a bunch of Swiss wines lately!

Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 10d

Doesn't it just

Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 10d

ikr

Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 10d

Finally managed to chat to the wonderful Emre Rende of Château Garbage... www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/10/ga...

Garbage Collector's Focus on Fine Wine | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion

Instagrammer Emre Rende knows his wine, but big names don't always hit the spot. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher

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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 15d

My wine-news-you-missed last week:
🍷 Italian winemaker admits brutal homicide;
🍷 "CBD influencer" in Bordeaux court for extortion;
🍷 Wine crisis hits Asti;
🍷 Muscadet winegower dies in cellar, close call in Beaujolais;
🍷 Second winegower suicide in Bordeaux

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Italian Winemaker Admits to Killing | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion

It's another grim week for Europe's wine industry, with few bright spots to report. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher

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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · 29d

My weekly wine news roundup: Pallets of wine sent to Bordeaux prison; Argentina unveils new Geographical Indicator (GI); Brazil's Lula to serve açai wine at climate summit; Bordeaux producer acquitted of misleading consumers; and more www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/09/fr...

French Prisoners Get Wine Delivery | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion

Those who believe prisons are too soft for offenders will have plenty to moan about after this week's news round-up. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher

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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · Aug 31

"It will be the same serious nods as those made when Cheval Blanc and the like left the Saint-Émilion classification. The brand doesn't need the appellation. They might be right. But it is, to me, as an environmental conservative, still, actually, quite sad..." www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/09/la...

Lafleur's Abrupt Adieu to Pomerol | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion

It's a climate thing, the winery says, but is there more to Château Lafleur's decision to quit the Pomerol appellation? Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher

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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · Aug 31

The wine news stories you might have missed last week: Aude smoke taint "unprecedented"; Calvados producer says Trump tariffs hitting all; Conservatives asked to can Calimocho competition; Balearic vineyards to expand; and wine thief gets stuck up chimney...

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France Battles Smoke Taint and Tariffs | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion

This week, we check out the impacts of tariffs on Calvados, as well as the curious case of a wine thief stuck up a chimney. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher

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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · Aug 17

Haha! Fair point, but I try to keep the main stories to stuff that hasn't yet been published in the English-speaking press, but if you reckon I should broaden it out, I'm all ears!

Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · Aug 16

My wine news roundup this week: Château Angélus assigned administrator following family feud; Navarra winery stars in Amazon Prime series with Catherine Zeta-Jones; Bordeaux harvest begins after heatwave; St-Emilion looks to adopt white wines; and Top NZ winery for sale...

Angélus Goes into Administration | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion

This week, we report on the latest dispute at Château Angélus, a new series featuring Spanish winery Bodegas Otazu and Catherine Zeta-Jones, and the sale of the top Marlborough vineyard. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher

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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · Aug 9

Travis Scott drinks white Burgundy; Wildfires in Corbières; Bordeaux cancels wine festival; CIVB moves to co-presidency; Natural/organic wine on the up in Argentina; Sicily expects good vintage; wine a most-stolen good in Spanish supermarkets AND MORE: www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/08/ra...

Rapper Scott Gets His Burgundy On | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion

There's more celebrity support for the world's most expensive wine region, while fire strikes in southern France. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher

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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · Aug 3

My wine news roundup this weekend: Polish court rules against Prosecco body lotion; "Cursed" Bordeaux château changes hands; Muscadet to add subregions; Alsace production to fall; Savoie harvest nearing; and Israeli firm installs zero-alc factory in Spain...

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"Cursed" Château Finds New Owner | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion

A Bordeaux property with a string of ill-starred incidents over the years hopes for a fresh start. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher

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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · Jun 17

My wine news roundup from last week: Trade slams worst En Primeur in 40 years; Champagne fraudster facing more jail time and sex charges; Downsizing hits Courvoisier; Lanzarote vineyards in new TV series; and Pays d'Oc (and others) to reuse bottles... www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/06/tr...

Trade Slates Bordeaux En Primeur | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion

Bordeaux's famous en Primeur campaign has come under fire from the wine trade after an underwhelming year. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher

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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · Jun 9

"Imagine you worked in an industry in which, every two days, a woman files a complaint of sexual harassment. Welcome to the wine industry." My interview with Paye ton Pinard founder Isabelle Perraud www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/06/ta...

Tackling Wine's Sexual Violence Problem | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion

The wine industry isn't all about magical experiences in the vineyard and winery – for some it is a nightmare. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher

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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · Jun 8

My latest #wine news roundup this week covers: Real wine lovers swallow; Montepulciano to add subregions to labels; Boisset buys a Dauvissat; Mildew pressure in southern France and Andalucia; and Ribera del Duero winery theft arrests nab crime gang...

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Real Wine Lovers Swallow | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion

The old spit-versus-swallow debate kicks off again as one group claims spitters don't get the full impact of a wine. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher

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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · Jun 2

Wine news roundup: Rafa Nadal says farewell with Burgundy and Sherry; major Bordeaux fraud case (Languedoc turned into Pauillac) to go to court; huge company spat between Spain and Argentina opens up; Union bosses say Cognac industry is "facing disaster" www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/06/na...

Nadal Signs Off with Burgundy and Sherry | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion

It's hard not to shed a tear over the emotional farewell of tennis star Rafael Nadal this week, but a nice Burgundy might help. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher

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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · May 24

This weekend's wine news: Floods and hail storms batter France; Italy exports "worrying"; Rhône wines recalled over glass in bottles; Wine labels feature in Argentinian torture case; Fraud office clashes with behemoth; and Cité du Vin charge thrown out... www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/05/st...

Storms Pound French Vineyards | Wine-Searcher News & Features

Violent weather and a shock tariff impact on Italian wines dominate the headlines in this week's news round-up. Read the latest wine news & features on wine-searcher

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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · May 17

My #winenews roundup this week: Archeologist says Asterix's magic potion was wine; Israeli tasting in Chianti scrapped after furor over Gaza; Hollywood actor in Ribeira Sacra; More layoffs in Cognac; Bordeaux vigneron commits suicide; and Buzet coop saved...
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Asterix's Magic Potion – Wine | Wine-Searcher News & Features

By Toutatis, we've finally managed to get France's greatest ever hero into our wine news round-up! Read the latest wine news & features on wine-searcher

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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · May 10

Feminist wine organization gets EU funding; the wine that links the Obamas, late Pope Francis I, his Swiss Guard, and high-powered industrialists; Dijon's Cité du Vin caught in €5m embezzlement charge; Spain approves National Wine Day; and "Weeping baboon" wine www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/05/po...

Pope's Special Burgundy Supply | Wine-Searcher News & Features

Sexism, trade and the late pope's wine all feature in this week's wine world news round-up. Read the latest wine news & features on wine-searcher

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Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · May 5

Maybe it's considerably simpler...?

Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · May 5

WSET Level One stuff, this...

Oliver Styles @ollystyles.bsky.social · May 3

Well I never! That surprises me.