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February 14, 2026
The Case for Muscadet
It is cheap, it is underrated, and it is one of the best things you can drink with oysters. I will die on this hill.
February 1, 2026
A Grower Champagne Primer
The big houses make reliable wine. The growers make interesting wine. Here is how to find them and what to look for.
January 18, 2026
Orange Wine Is Not a Trend
Skin-contact white wine has been made in Georgia for eight thousand years. Whatever you think of the Brooklyn bars that serve it, the wine itself has earned its place.
January 5, 2026
How to Host a Tasting Without Being Insufferable
A few rules for running an evening that is actually fun rather than educational in the worst sense of the word.
December 31, 2025
The Year in Wine, 2025
The bottles that stayed with me, the evenings I keep returning to, and one wine I will never stop thinking about.
December 20, 2025
Burgundy vs. Everyone
Burgundy is expensive, allocated, and sometimes overrated. It is also, at its best, unlike anything else. Here is my honest accounting.
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