Ballin’ on a budget pt. 1: Bold reds
Get your red fix with or without selling your kidneys.
Northern Italy spotlight: Gavi
Crisp, refreshing white wine from a hidden Piedmont gem.
Northern Italy spotlight: Valtellina
A look at Lombardy’s unsung Nebbiolo hero.
What is Mega Purple and why are people mad about it?
The dirt on the bogeyman of wine additives.
Read my article on Chianti Classico at Food52
A short rundown of Chianti Classico’s origins, history, and wine law.
Supermarket wine fraud: Yes, it’s a thing, pt. 1
Not all wine fraud involves billionaire collectors.
Wine fraud is turning empty bottles into hot commodities
Who’s buying wine connoisseurs’ trash?
From 1857, a hundred ways to commit wine fraud
A taste of what awaited you if you’d dared to drink British wine in the 19th century.
Bordeaux from America? (Or: A history of why that one dude corrected you about Champagne)
Can you call it Champagne if it’s from Fresno? A short history of American wine labeling.
Redwood wine barrels: a forgotten california tradition
Why did California wine producers use redwood barrels? (Spoiler: not for the taste.)