Episode 109 - Climate Change Could Redraw California Wine Country

Champagne races toward its earliest harvest ever as a French heatwave threatens yields, California begins an unusually early and light 2026 harvest, and new climate research suggests the future map of California wine country could shift away from regions like Napa and Sonoma toward Mendocino and Monterey.    We also visit Wrath Wines in Soledad, taste the 2020 Otu Estate Pinot Noir from New Zealand's Awatere Valley, dine at SingleThread in Healdsburg with its $150-per-bottle corkage policy, and spotlight Tommy's Beverly Hills, where corkage is $45 per bottle with a two-bottle maximum.   Get 10% off your first purchase at The Caubleist using the code CORK10 at checkout! https://thecaubleist.com/    Wine News Round-Up: ♦️ Champagne on Course for Earliest Harvest Start Date Ever ♦️ French Heatwave to Cut Champagne Yields by 10% ♦️ As California Harvest Begins, Crop is Looking Light ♦️ Climate Change Could Redraw California Wine Country Maps   Wine & Winery of the Week: ♦️ Wrath Wines in Soledad, CA♦️ Otu Estate Pinot Noir 2020 from Awatere Valley, NZ Restaurant & Corkage of the Week: ♦️ SingleThread in Healdsburg, CA ♦️ Corkage Fee is $150 per Bottle/ Max 2♦️ $45 Per Bottle / Max 2 at Tommy's Beverly Hills 📄  SHOW NOTES 📄  Read all the stories discussed on the show ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/august-17-2026-climate-change-could-redraw-california-wine-country/    👇SUBSCRIBE👇 ️ ♦️ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIe5rOLf18ZllnhaZWWQt9A?sub_confirmation=1  ️ ♦️ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/corkandjourney/  ️ ♦️ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CorkandJourney/  ️ ♦️ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/corkandjourney/  ️ ♦️ Twitter - https://twitter.com/corkandjourney/   💰 RESTAURANT CORKAGE FEES 💰 ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/listings    🍷 WINE REVIEWS 🍷 ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/wines/    🏠 WINERY REVIEWS 🏠 ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/travel/wineries/    🍽️ RESTAURANT REVIEWS 🍽️ ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/category/food/restaurants/