Things to read while your turkey is roasting…Courtesy of THE SPILL…
Wine and Food Books to Imbibe
From foods to wine guides to wine fiction, writer Matt Kettmann's list of books for wine lovers is an eclectic collection of new issues that should keep you more than busy during the holiday downtime. Kettmann is a skilled writer in his own right and gets the heart of the stories in his mini reviews. —SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT, Matt Kettmann
Wine News
English winemaker takes aim at France with ‘real breast’ coupes
—THE TIMES, Andrew Ellson
Wine Talk: Wine, culture, and Porto
—THE JERUSALEM POST, Adam Montefiore
Portugal leading world wine consumption
—THE WINE GOURD
Ideas & Opinions
Episode 303-Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
—WONDERFUL WORLD OF WINE (podcast0
Forget white before red: a smarter way to taste wine
—THE MANUAL, Mark Stock
Catfished on Substack: How an AI Bot pretended to be a Winemaker
—CASE BY CASE, David Mastro Scheidt
Wine Education
How Oak Affects the Flavor of Wine
—ROBB REPORT, Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen
Turning $3 Wine into a $100 Vintage with Science!
—TECH INGREDIENTS
Wine Travel & Food
This may blow your mind, but....
—SURVIVES ON WINE, Kate Reuschel
Waymo Expanding to Wine Country, San Diego, London
—TRAVELSORT, Hillary Stockton
Why This Wine Country Town Is California’s Next Culinary Destination
—FORBES, David Hochman
Wine People & Places
Texas 2025 Tasting Report Preview with Executive Editor Jim Gordon
—JAMES SUCKLING TV, Jim Gordon
Did the Catholic Church invent terroir?
—DRINKS BUSINESS, James Bayley
Mendoza Wine Guide: Maps, Varietals & Top Producers
—ENOBYTES
Wine Collecting & Reviews
📺These 10 CHEAP Wines Taste the Same as the MOST EXPENSIVE Wines on Earth
—WINE GUY DUSTIN (video)
Taittinger
OWEN BARGREEN REVIEWS
The Changing Face of Barolo
—WINE-SEARCHER, Tom Hyland
The top 10 wineries in Australia for 2025 have been crowned
—TIME OUT, Melissa Woodley
Wine Drinking & Buying
Best of the Year: Our Highest Rated Costco Wines of 2025
—COSTCO WINE BLOG
Tasting Notes: Syrah vs Gamay
—SOMM TV
What to Serve on Thanksgiving
—THE CORRUPT WINE WRITER, Joel Stein
Gifts of Wine!
—JUST A SMIDGE
Wine, Health & Lifestyle
There is now a language for describing the aromas of weed, much like wine
—THE MACAU NEWS