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Katherine Cole

Katherine Cole is the author of five books on wine and host and executive producer of awarded wine-themed podcast The Four Top. Based in Willamette Valley and California, she has contributed to wine titles worldwide

Burnt vines in the Aude department of Southern France following a wildfire in August 2025.

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

Katherine Cole on handling wildfires...

Katherine Cole: ‘If their wine-growing is an act of resistance, I want to join the revolution’

Katherine Cole on regional pride in wine...

By Katherine Cole Published 13 October 25
Katherine Cole: When wine met tariffs, history rarely went according to plan

Katherine Cole on wine tariffs...

By Katherine Cole Last updated 1 August 25
Katherine Cole: ‘The surest way to ensure wine’s demise is to politicise it’

Mixing politics and wine? Katherine Cole comments...

By Katherine Cole Published 15 April 25
Katherine Cole: ‘I have had it with stemware – enough already’

The trouble with too much stemware...

By Katherine Cole Last updated 30 January 25
Katherine Cole: ‘I think of moulded plywood and feel hopeful’

Katherine Cole on the wine trends of 2024...

By Katherine Cole Last updated 16 October 24
Katherine Cole: ‘Steiner’s biodynamic viticulture thrives, despite outrageous statements that have come to light’

Katherine Cole on the mixed legacy of Rudolf Steiner...

By Katherine Cole Last updated 23 July 24

Katherine Cole: ‘Yes, we are all doomed to die. But wine won’t do us in’

Katherine Cole on alcohol in moderation...

By Katherine Cole Published 14 March 24