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Why Aren't Strawberry Cocktails a Thing?
Maybe we should change that this spring.
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Jason Wilson
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How Things Disappear: A Travel Writer's Pilgrimage
On tough editorial calls, Rick Steves, and a small town in Andalusia.
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"I Had A Guy": An Unfussy Tasting Of 1980s Bordeaux
Bordeaux wasn’t always like it is now. Not so long ago, even normal people could afford to buy and cellar its best wines.
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Notes From The Asparagus Festival
Spargelzeit, Germany's annual "white gold" harvest, is also a great time to ponder the splendors of spring. But what wine pairs with asparagus?
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Making the Case for Gulpable Spring Reds
Also: why everyone needs to calm down about the term "minerality." Plus, "Eating the Easter Bunny," a holiday food-writing classic.
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Where Has All the Chartreuse Gone?
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Wine Media Is Broken: A Case Study
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Does Wine Writing Have To Be So Embarrassing?
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The Melancholy of Margaritaville
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Riding Rioja’s New Wave
A new generation of winemakers in Rioja is remaking Spain’s greatest wine region. My latest at The New Wine Review.
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White Wine For Winter. Even If 'Winter' Has Become Relative.
Sometimes, you have to go a little further north, for both snow and wine.
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It's Always Sunny In Soave Classico
Soave always carries a lot of baggage. But its top single-vineyard wines are among the best whites in the world.
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The Sommeliers of Everything
What realm of taste doesn’t have its certified master? These days, even our smallest pleasures require expert advice.
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Salty Dogs, Grapefruit and That Lame Food Writing Joke We've All Heard a Million Times
Some thoughts on complaining. Plus personal history! And a really long scroll to the recipes!
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Pedro Ximénez Ain't So Sweet
Not always, anyway. At least in Montilla-Moriles.
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The Nostalgia of Snowy Days and Spiked Hot Chocolate
What spirits go best with chocolate in winter?
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What's "In," What's "Out," and What's TBD.
Prognosticating on 2024's trends, while looking back at my favorite wines of 2023.
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The Year Behind, the Year Ahead, and Everything "In Between"
Would you like a sustainable, non-alcoholic, cannabis-infused espresso martini made by artificial intelligence? According to trend spotters, you might…
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A wide world of wine, spirits, travel, and culture from the author of Godforsaken Grapes and Boozehound.
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Godforsaken Grapes
A Slightly Tipsy Journey Through the World of Strange, Obscure, and Underappreciated Wine
Boozehound
On the Trail of the Rare, the Obscure, and the Overrated in Spirits
The Cider Revival
Dispatches from the Orchard

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