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

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