A snapshot of what’s happening in the world of wine

‘Is the real question whether wine regions could shield the rest of us from wildfires?’

‘We are seeing a shift back towards the known, the familiar and, ultimately, the comforting’

Happy New (wildlife-watching) Year to all readers, says James Lowen

Adrian Thomas pieces together the garden ecosystem

My sky is never empty. At dawn there may be just a lone crow beating a steady path north, or at dusk, the curiously undulating, huge wings of a heron heading to roost in a willow above the ditch. Duck