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Epokale: Sweet Gewürztraminer for the Ages
The author visits Alto Adige to taste a novel wine aged for seven years in an ancient silver mine
Nov 5 • 
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Notable: Late October 2025
Tasting two aged Spring Mountain Cabs, a biodynamic Chablis, a favorite Etna Rosato, and “The Best Rosé in the World”
Oct 31 • 
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Curiosity is the Wine Writer’s Currency
We learn by chasing mystery
Oct 27 • 
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Are Wine Writers Trying Too Hard to Explain Wine?
May 28 • Meg Maker
Get it in Writing
Aug 13 • Meg Maker
Wine Credentials Optional
Sep 3 • Meg Maker
Just Sit and Watch
Aug 27 • Meg Maker
Pinot Noir’s Linguistic Tropes
Aug 6 • Meg Maker
The Five Massican Wines of 2024
Jun 25 • Meg Maker
Notable: Early October 2025
Thoughts and musings on eight notable wines from Etna, Barolo, and Montepulciano
Oct 16 • 
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Opening a Book with Kevin Day
The writer and photographer discusses his new book, Opening a Bottle: Italy
Oct 8 • 
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Notable: Late September 2025
Notes on a medley of memorable wines—white, pink, and red—for early fall
Sep 29 • 
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Ask Three Questions
A technique to improve any piece of writing, at any stage of the effort
Sep 24 • 
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Notable: Early September, 2025
Welcome to Notable, a round-up of select wines from recent tasting
Sep 9 • 
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Wine Credentials Optional
Taking inspiration from an earlier generation of wine writers
Sep 3 • 
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Just Sit and Watch
A lesson in observation from a not-so-stranger.
Aug 27 • 
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