Meg Maker
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Writer, editor, artist, adviser.
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But â this text could describe almost any food culture.
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Italian cooking, between sustainability and biocultural diversity - UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
A cultural and social blend of culinary traditions, the element is associated with the use of raw materials and artisanal food preparation techniques. It is a communal activity that emphasizes intimacy with food, respect for ingredients, and shared moments around the table. The practice is rooted in anti-waste recipes and the transmission of flavours, skills and memories across generations. It is ...
https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/italian-cooking-between-sustainability-and-biocultural-diversity-02093
2 days ago
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Visual tasting notes on four wines. More at
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My latest.
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Substack in the Wine Writerâs Quiver
Wine writer Simon J. Woolf shares his experience and advice for making the leap to Substack
https://www.makerstable.com/p/substack-in-the-wine-writers-quiver
10 days ago
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Nice.
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The Most Interesting Wine Books of 2025
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/dining/drinks/wine-books.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5U8.SK40.SCGAtmGGVjY7&smid=url-share
12 days ago
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My latest.
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Notable: Late November 2025
Sonoma Chardonnay, Etna Rosso, and a curious French relic made new again
https://www.makerstable.com/p/notable-late-november-2025
12 days ago
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My latestâto whet your appetite for this week's cooking marathon.
www.makerstable.com/p/that-time-...
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That Time I Played Chef at the CIA
My two-day culinary romp through the teaching kitchens of the Culinary Institute of America
https://www.makerstable.com/p/that-time-i-played-chef-at-the-cia
18 days ago
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A gentle reminder that critics don't always love things just because they're popular.
add a skeleton here at some point
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âGood wine isnât easy, good wine challenges. Most wines donât challenge me, donât ask questions. Itâs not a test, just a conversation.â
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Tasting the 2015 Cos dâEstournel
A play in fourteen acts
https://www.makerstable.com/p/tasting-cos-destournel
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In my latest Notable, Iâve gathered wines that feel timely given the need to provision our racks for the Thanksgiving feast. Thereâs an American wine, a trio from the French, and a humble Chilean Cab that shows us how, with wine, at least, time is on our side.
www.makerstable.com/p/notable-ea...
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Notable: Early November 2025
A handful of wines for Thanksgiving, and time as affordable luxury
https://www.makerstable.com/p/notable-early-november-2025
26 days ago
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The marketing department has a thin grasp of ecology.
28 days ago
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So good.
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2 Chefs Make Their Ultimate Thanksgiving Turkey | His and Hers with Sohla and Ham
YouTube video by Sohla and Ham
https://youtu.be/DNU2MpquTjI?si=0IE6BPCV3vrhbnOx
about 1 month ago
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Print is sweet.
about 1 month ago
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Word of the day: defector
about 1 month ago
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Over on Makerâs Table, Iâve published an update to my comprehensive guide to choosing Thanksgiving wines. Enjoy!
www.makerstable.com/p/thanksgivi...
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Choosing Thanksgiving Wines
No single wine pairs perfectly with the Thanksgiving meal, but many styles can shine on your table
https://www.makerstable.com/p/thanksgiving-wine-pairing-recommendations
about 1 month ago
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So good.
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The Quest to Recreate My Familyâs Century-Old Secret Spice Blend
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/dining/secret-family-spice.html?unlocked_article_code=1.zU8.VXk9.loc8DpVMTdrh&smid=url-share
about 1 month ago
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If I had a trillion dollars I could give $3K to every living human in the United States.
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Thrilled to find my publication, Makerâs Table, in this short list of terrific wine Substacks recommended by The Wall Street Journal. Many thanks to the wonderful Lettie Teague for the nod. Gift link:
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
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Which Wine Substacks Are Worth the Subscription Price?
Our wine columnist has been consumed lately by the volumes of good wine writing accessible on the Substack platform. Here, her current favorites.
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/food-cooking/which-wine-substacks-are-worth-the-subscription-price-463ed1eb?st=xyeeZ1&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
about 1 month ago
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My latest.
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Notable: Late October 2025
Tasting two Spring Mountain Cabernets, an old-vine Chablis, a favorite Etna Rosato, and âThe Best RosĂ© in the Worldâ
https://www.makerstable.com/p/notable-late-october-2025
about 1 month ago
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Laura Helmuth
about 1 month ago
You can define the start of autumn as the equinox, the first of September, Labor Day, or Hey the Juncos Are Back.
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Wine is vast and complex and it's impossible to know it all. Fortunately, we don't need to.
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Curiosity is the Wine Writerâs Currency
We learn by chasing mystery
https://www.makerstable.com/p/curiosity-is-the-wine-writers-currency
about 2 months ago
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So sorry to hear about your mother, I said. So sudden and so young. Did she work outside the home? Oh yes, they said. She had a big garden.
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Eight Italian varietal wines, made from native grapes, from Mt. Etna, Montepulciano, and Barolo. Such wines are, by nature, uniquely expressive of territorio, yet despite their far-flung distribution, the three red grapes evince strong kinship. My latest:
www.makerstable.com/p/notable-ea...
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Notable: Early October 2025
Thoughts and musings on eight notable wines from Etna, Barolo, and Montepulciano
https://www.makerstable.com/p/notable-early-october-2025
about 2 months ago
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My interview with wine writer and photographer Kevin Day about his new book.
www.makerstable.com/p/opening-a-...
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Opening a Book with Kevin Day
The writer and photographer discusses his new book, Opening a Bottle: Italy
https://www.makerstable.com/p/opening-a-book-with-kevin-day
2 months ago
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New on Notable â Wines for sweater weather
www.makerstable.com/p/notable-la...
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Notable: Late September 2025
Notes on a medley of memorable winesâwhite, pink, and redâfor early fall
https://www.makerstable.com/p/notable-late-september-2025
2 months ago
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2 months ago
G.D. Vajra wines from Italy are fantastic.
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what a great interview! If you are familiar with Vajra this is an interesting and educating read. If you aren't familiar you should be and this may help you get started.
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Judy OâKane masterfully summarizes the inaugural Pinot Noir & Identity Symposium, including keynotes and paper sessions. She deftly encapsulates my own talk on the lexicons and motifs of wine writing about Pinot Noir. (My full paper is forthcoming in WFW 91.)
worldoffinewine.com/news-feature...
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On location: Burgundy and beyond
Judy OâKane reports from the profoundly thought-provoking Pinot Noir & Identity Symposium, held at St Cross College, University of Oxford.
https://worldoffinewine.com/news-features/pinot-noir-identity-symposium
2 months ago
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âFind a trusted person, someone who wonât break your heart, and ask them to read it. Donât offer a preamble or back story. Donât explain it. Just let them read it. Once theyâve finished, ask them to answer three questions:â
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Ask Three Questions
A technique to improve any piece of writing, at any stage of the effort
https://www.makerstable.com/p/ask-three-questions
3 months ago
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If you are contemplating a tour of New England to gape at fall foliage, get here soon. Peak will happen in the next two weeks, if not sooner. We are in severe drought and the trees are just so over it.
3 months ago
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Eric Asimov
3 months ago
Around the winemaking world, there's a growing interest in the potential of hybrid grapes.
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Can Hybrid Grapes Solve the Climate Change Dilemma for Wine Makers?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/dining/drinks/hybrid-grapes-wine.html?smid=bs-share
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Pete Buttigieg
3 months ago
What's happening with Jimmy Kimmel is about politics and power.
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Notes on wines from Vinho Verde, Barolo, Veneto, and Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
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Notable: Early September, 2025
Welcome to Notable, a round-up of select wines from recent tasting
https://www.makerstable.com/p/notable-early-september-2025
3 months ago
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âFormal wine training wasnât seen as an urgent requirement for writers back then. Thatâs partly because it was almost entirely unavailable.â
www.makerstable.com/p/learn-wine...
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Wine Credentials Optional
Taking inspiration from an earlier generation of wine writers
https://www.makerstable.com/p/learn-wine-learn-writing
3 months ago
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I didnât meet Anthony Bourdain once. We didnât meet in Paris, in the Charles de Gaulle Airport. I was flying to Bordeaux and so was he. My latest:
www.makerstable.com/p/just-sit-a...
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Just Sit and Watch
A lesson in observation from a not-so-stranger.
https://www.makerstable.com/p/just-sit-and-watch
4 months ago
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âThe main thing is to get going, because the ideas come when the pen starts moving. Itâs a practical matter: The hand needs to write words, so the brain comes up with something for it to say.â
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Get it in Writing
Longhand writing can fluidly generate your storyâs first draft
https://www.makerstable.com/p/get-it-in-writing
4 months ago
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Pinot Noirâs Linguistic Tropes
The lexicon of Pinot noir is a case study in cliché
https://makerstable.substack.com/p/pinot-noirs-linguistic-tropes
4 months ago
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Font matters.
4 months ago
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Hundred Hills Winery is a young project in the rolling landscape southeast of Oxford. I visited on a sultry day in early July, striding the chalky rows before tasting wines in the cellar. My report:
www.makerstable.com/p/sparkling-...
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Sparkling Wines of Hundred Hills
Notes from my recent visit to this young project in the hills of Oxfordshire
https://www.makerstable.com/p/sparkling-wines-of-hundred-hills
5 months ago
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www.makerstable.com/p/london-bac...
#writing
#memoir
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London, Backward and Forward
Revisiting London with pen in hand
https://www.makerstable.com/p/london-backward-and-forward
5 months ago
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My local public radio stations, NHPR and VPR, just got more of my money.
#publicbroadcasting
5 months ago
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Amber Meets Rosé
Two wines walk into a bar
https://www.makerstable.com/p/amber-meets-rose
5 months ago
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âIt was that phrase, âdutiful hagiography,â that reached out from the page and grabbed me by the collar. Because who among us has not read such a profile of a winemaker, or even of a particular wine itself, in the pages of a contemporary wine magazine?â
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No Saints Allowed
Good wine criticism demands a degree of detachment
https://www.makerstable.com/p/no-saints-allowed
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What is Malolactic Fermentation?
Malolactic affects wineâs texture and flavor, and letting it roll (or not) depends on tradition, fashion, chemistry, and more
https://www.makerstable.com/p/malolactic-fermentation-wine-science
6 months ago
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The Five Massican Wines of 2024
Tasting notes and visual impressions of Dan Petroskiâs latest releases: Annia, Gemina, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, and Hyde Chardonnay
https://makerstable.substack.com/p/the-five-massican-wines-of-2024
6 months ago
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A good piece of writing is a complicated machine. It has a shiny outer shell wrapped around complex inner mechanics. The shell is the surface narrative. It is the topic, and it is almost never the story.
www.makerstable.com/p/topic-and-...
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Topic and Story in Wine Writing
What is this about? And why does that matter?
https://www.makerstable.com/p/topic-and-story-in-wine-writing
6 months ago
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#nokings
6 months ago
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My latest essay:
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Daily Evidence
A writerâs journal records the data that invites larger stories
https://www.makerstable.com/p/daily-evidence
6 months ago
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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE
6 months ago
U.S. wine export markets have contracted substantially. In April, the year-over-year export value dropped by 41.4%, worsening the 28% decline recorded in March. The three main export destinations for U.S. wineâCanada (-93%), the UK (-29%), and China (-70%)âall reported significant decreases.
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âHere at Vajra, we work with science and consciousness. In Italian: scienza e coscienza. The root is about knowledge itself. You know the scienceâthe scienza, technical thingsâand coscienza says you judge with your heart.â
www.makerstable.com/p/an-afterno...
#wine
#barolo
#italianwine
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An Afternoon with Francesca Vaira of G.D. Vajra
Francesca poured her familyâs wines and shared the vision and philosophy that animate the work
https://www.makerstable.com/p/an-afternoon-with-francesca-vaira-of-g-d-vajra
6 months ago
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"The El Mordjene affair...wasnât really about hazelnut spreads. It was about nostalgia, memory, injustice, nationalism, globalization, decolonization, protectionism, racism, identity, immigration, invasionâthe same things that all arguments are about nowadays."
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How a Hazelnut Spread Became a Sticking Point in Franco-Algerian Relations
The wildly popular Nutella competitor El Mordjene has been banned by the European Union, a move some see as politically motivated.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/06/09/how-a-hazelnut-spread-became-a-sticking-point-in-franco-algerian-relations
6 months ago
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#wine
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Are Wine Writers Trying Too Hard to Explain Wine?
Most wine writing leans into objective realities, but wineâs subjective truths are more compelling.
https://megmaker.substack.com/p/are-we-trying-too-hard-to-explain
7 months ago
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