Wine News: Winemakers under pressure, Trump's... "interference" in Iran and its influence on the wine industry, and the passing of a wine icon

Send us Fan MailWe move through the week’s biggest wine headlines, from career-building opportunities in Adelaide to the very real stress of smoke over vineyards during harvest. We also unpack rising fuel costs, what redundancies signal about the market, and why Michel Rolland’s legacy still shapes how wine tastes today. • Scholarships for under-35s to attend the International Masters of Wine Symposium in Adelaide in April 2027 • Why the MW symposium matters for contemporary issues, tasting and industry networks • Controlled burns across Victoria during peak harvest and how fast timing changes raise risk • Smoke monitoring, uncertainty around smoke taint, and why information flow matters in vintage • A late and compressed vintage, tank space pressure, fatigue, and the added impact of heavy rain • How Trump Iran conflict headlines feed fuel price stress, freight surcharges and visitation worries • Why buying wine direct can matter more when costs jump across shipping and operations • Warren Randall redundancies as a restructuring signal, not a one-off drama • The end of the wine boom and the need for younger thinking in rebuilding the industry • Michel Rolland’s influence on Bordeaux style, approachability, controversy and homogenisation debates Thanks for listening to this episode and head to spiegelau.com for an absolute treat offer from SPIEGELAU to us and all our listeners. Remember to use the code MEGMEL and upgrade your wine collection. You deserve it!Head to the website, it's https://www.spiegelau.com/en-au/shop#sort=bestSellerCode: MEGMELFollow us on instagram @winewithmegandmeland TikTok! @winewithmegmel