A Wine Meant To Scramble the Brain

Grignolino, hard to pronounce, is a light red that challenges you. In the best way possible.

So, I’m seeing a tiny bit of blowback to the In-and-Out list I published in Wednesday’s newsletter. Apparently, I have struck a nerve by declaring tinned fish, the espresso martini, and the country of Italy as being “Out.”

Fear not, friends, I still love tinned fish, espresso martinis, and Italia. But sometimes trendspotting requires cold-eyed observatio…