Archive - EVERYDAY DRINKING

Where Has All the Chartreuse Gone?

On the Carthusian monks' decision to limit production of their famed liqueur and what it says about quality and scale in our soul-crushing modern world.

Feb 24, 2023 •

The Wine Drinker As Flâneur

What's the point of understanding wine in an era when people do not want to understand wine?

Jul 2 •

On Wine Drinking as Resistance

Revenge of the wine nerds, anyone?

Mar 11 •

America Is In Dire Need Of Drink Literacy

More on the Surgeon General's absurd recommendations for booze. Also: Is the Paper Plane the cocktail of 2025?

Jan 8 •

Can We Talk About Joy In Wine?

The first in my new series of essays about bringing Romanticism back into our wellness-obsessed, status-seeking, and algorithm-controlled world.

Mar 7 •

How Things Disappear: A Travel Writer's Pilgrimage

On tough editorial calls, Rick Steves, and a small town in Andalusia.

May 14, 2024 •

Happy "Liberation Day" To All (Idiots) Who Celebrate

Trump's tariffs will damage the wine and spirits business in America, this much we know. It may even kill it.

Apr 1 •

Still Life With Wine

Maybe posting your blurry bottle pics isn't so bad? In any case, you're part of a grand tradition.

Apr 15 •

Why White Wine Is The Future Of Wine

Kicking off a month of "winter whites" with my Loire chenin blanc bottle picks. As well as some thoughts on the coming Neo-Prohibition era.

Jan 3 •

The Everyday Drinking Wine Bar Index

We crunched the data of New York's top 30 wine bar menus. The results might surprise you (unless you've been paying attention). Trends favor Loire…

Aug 26 •

Stephen Bradley

Why Did We Give Up on Pour-Over Coffee?

It’s the perfect meditation for our time.

Dec 6, 2024 •

Wine and the Sweet Hereafter

One of my favorite pieces of wine and travel writing is a German wine journey that began with an old book I bought at a local library sale.

Aug 16, 2024 •

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