Old Vine Registry milestone, frost in France, Asti rosé, Sula expands, EU–Australia trade deal
From The Wine News in 5 from JancisRobinson.com by JancisRobinson.com
March 27, 2026 · 6 min
About this episode
Sam discusses various updates in the wine industry including the Old Vine Registry milestone and the EU-Australia trade deal.
This week Sam discusses the Old Vine Registry reaching a new milestone, frost in France, a new category for Asti, Sula’s purchase of a Moët Hennessy production facility in India, Georgia’s new law requiring state approval for the establishment of vineyards, an EU–Australia trade deal and harvest and growing season updates from South Africa and Washington State. 30 March 2026 – This newscast states that, under the new free-trade agreement, Australian products labelled ‘Prosecco’ will no longer be allowed to be sold to the EU. Australian ‘Prosecco’ has not been allowed to be sold in the EU since the protection of the Prosecco GI within the EU, effective 2009. The new EU–Australia deal restricts exports of Australian ‘Prosecco’ to any country. You can read the transcript of this newscast (with linked news sources) at https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/old-vine-registry-milestone-frost-france-asti-rose-sula-expands-eu-australia-trade-deal.
People in this episode
Host: Sam
Topics covered
- Old Vine Registry
- frost in France
- Asti rosé
- Sula expansion
- EU-Australia trade deal
- vineyard laws
- harvest updates
Keywords
- Old Vine Registry
- frost
- Asti
- Sula
- EU-Australia trade deal
- vineyards
- harvest updates
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Old Vine Registry, Sula, Moët Hennessy
Products: Asti
Places: France, India, Georgia, South Africa, Washington State
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