Wine news October 3, 2014

In the New York Times Eric Asimov's Wine School tackles Champagne. Also in the New York Times Asimov updates his Wine School column on Chianti Classico.

In Harpers.co.uk mild alcoholics can now be prescribed a new drug to help them cut back.

Punch asks has the trend towards esoteric wines caused a revert to a more everyman sensibility or "normcore?"

Jamie Goode goes Sherry tasting in Jerez.

Wines and Spirits lists their top wineries of 2014.

The Drinks Business interviews The Wine Economist.

Winesearcher speaks to Penfold's head winemaker.

Pier-Alexis Souliere, most recently of Est. restaurant in Sydney, Australia, has won the 2014 Young Sommelier of the Year award, Jane Lopes of Restuarant Morini in New York came second reports Decanter.