Wine, and the people who make it, for anyone who drinks it.
Starting October 1, every other week. Wine, the people who make it, the places worth the drive, and what to eat when you get there. No scores, no tasting notes, no homework.
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What's in it
The Profile
One winemaker, grower, or owner, drawn from an interview rather than a press kit.
The Bottle
A specific wine as the way into something larger. Producer and AVA named.
The Question
One thing people get stuck on. Reading a label without overpaying for it, getting through a restaurant list, why a wine tastes different on the second night.
From the Road
Where I have been and what was worth the drive.
Why this exists
Most wine writing is either a score out of a hundred or a list of fruits somebody claims to taste. Neither one tells you anything about the place the wine came from or the person who made it.
A bottle is the end of a long argument between weather, ground, and somebody's judgment. That is the part worth reading about, and it is the part that almost never gets written down.
The rest of it
The Pour Story newsletter
Every other week from October 1. Wine, food, places worth going, and the people behind them.
Meet the Winemakers
Long-form interviews with the people who make the wine. Conducted in the cellar where possible, published from transcripts. Starting this fall.
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