Carbon capture in the winery, chestnut tannins, Rhône floods, Castel Group buys Malard

This week Sam updates you on an ecstasy-spiked champagne case, flooding in the Rhône Valley, the Castel Group’s new acquisition, Australia’s wine sales to China, and two new technologies in winemaking – one that can take the place of sulphur dioxide and the other that can condense CO2 from winery fermentations to be used later in the winemaking process. Read the transcript of this newscast at https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/carbon-capture-winery-chestnut-tannins-rhone-floods-castel-group-buys-malard.