My god. Look at the “Major Events Timeline.“ We are living in hell. www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-wh...

Psyched for Nov 8th: first ever Westchester Book Festival, in #Katonah. As part of Katonah Wine & Liquor, I’ll be pairing visiting authors’ books with wine AND unveiling our Book club Wine Hall of Fame…

Pickleball and principle: Debate over popular net game continues in North Salem news.halstonmedia.com/stories/pick...

The editors of a wine magazine meeting to discuss the current state of the wine business

Gearing up to host a comedy jam this Wednesday in Mt. Kisco, NY. Tested a set over at Atria Senior Living in Birarcliff went great -- not a dry seat in the house.

A humble thought: a wine’s highest purpose is to appear then disappear at Book Club. A forgotten lubricant…

NEW EDITION OF THE NEWSLETTER OUT NOW! The Most Delicious Candy Bar I Ate This Century eatarama.co/p/the-most-d...

Thank you @kenjenkinsny.bsky.social. westfaironline.com/airport/west...

BREAKING: US Alcohol Guidelines in Chaos as Watchdog Killed and Report Buried open.substack.com/pub/drinksin...

Wow. Big news being reported this AM: Chateau Lafleur is leaving the Pomerol appellation. With the 2025 vintage, they will be a Vin de France. "Our...practices are, in fact, evolving much faster than what is authorized in our Appellations of Origine system." Change or die, folks.

Wine peeps, check this out. . The download go Top Ten Lists is especially good... thespill.net

I am worried for producers, but for consumers, the $15-$29 range will thrive as a new “sweet spot”

This is liquid velvet, but priced like velour. Plush, round, fruit-basket style. #falanghina #wine

Interesting. And kinda brutal: << The Ensh*ttification of the Wine Industry >> www.marketingwine.com/2025/08/06/t...

A little too late to be funny, but not too late to feel surreal.

Getting psyched to join a new wine shop in #katonah. Everything wine is new again…. Join us celebrating #nationalproseccoweek June 2-8

The great freshening in wine over the last 20 years thecritic.co.uk/issues/may-2...

Purists, brace thyselves. This is an early candidate for Wine of the Summer. www.joshcellars.com/products/jos...

I like this. Enough with the Wine "Days"... Prosecco deserves a week. Or maybe we all deserve a week. Coming in June. #proseccodoc nationalproseccoweek.com

Getting ready for the Mozart Requiem at the Cruz Civic. Disappointed not to see more of a younger audience. I’m among the younger and I’m quite old.

So sad when they can't remember what they said just a year ago.

The Culinary Curiosity Dinners are coming this summer! Austin, Atlanta, San Diego, Omaha, Cincinnati and many more to come! Stay tuned for details and ticket info!

Best explainer: #cataclysmcapitalism www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

More fun fuel for April Fools Day 🔥https://www.winebusiness.com/news/article/300157 Tariffs got you scared? Fear not... Sommeliers Sans Frontières to the rescue!

Happy April Fools Day, wine folks.... wine365.com/house-wine-f...

Flipping the script on wine and food pairing... Here is my case for meatloaf as an example of food that makes modest wine taste better. New at Wine365. wine365.com/what-wine-to...

I get the feeling we're all just biding time until AI figures out a way for every Substack to have its own podcast, listened to by robots around the world.

NEW POST UP! THE McBIBLE is the nickname for the McDonald’s Quality Reference Guide and here is a rare look inside it www.instagram.com/p/DHXJ4_hSMv...

Chuck Schumer is a jagoff.

Every university right now.

@schumer.senate.gov Read the Room Ol man. This IS your watershed moment don't choke‼️ asking for a friend 🇺🇲🗽🕊🌎

That was one heckuva lunar eclipse in #Pittsburgh this morning. I headed into the city a little after 1:00 to start capturing it, but the best part of the day was just before 3:00 at totality. The moon looked incredible perched atop a spire of PPG Place. Tons more to come.

A kitten named Chuck full of pride, Declared, "I'm a lion inside!" He'd hiss, then retreat, In frightened defeat, A king with no kingdom to guide.

This is not a windfall for domestic wine producers. Many of us sell our wine through wholesalers whose portfolio largely consists of European wines. These wholesalers are already struggling and the tariffs could be a mortal blow.

Brilliant comment.

Against the threat of 200% tariffs on wine from the European Union, 80% of U.S. wine imports by value come from the EU, with most of it originating from France and Italy.

“French” ❌ “other” ❌

Trillion dollar idea:

Contemplating: what #wine goes with dumpster fire?

Calling CONAN...

Seems a good time for comfort food. With #wine. The magic of #meatloaf is that it can make a modest wine taste better.

What’s wrong with this picture?

personally I think the Conclave marketing team is taking this campaign too far