I thought progressives only loved Hamas. Now you love(d) the Ayatollah too? Do you ever read the news?
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
I thought progressives only loved Hamas. Now you love(d) the Ayatollah too? Do you ever read the news?
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
If Ayatollah Khameini is actually dead, this is a great day for Iran, the Middle East and the world.
I don't want the US to try to run Iran like we did Iraq. But if you think Khameini was not one of the world's most evil people, you don't read much news.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Feel better Randall.
26.02.2026 22:27 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Great editorial by Oliver Styles. Winery workers are also middle-to-high-end wine consumers; by cutting staff, wineries are also reducing their customer base.
www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/02/wi...
Fuck that.
26.02.2026 16:43 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Vicki Denig takes a look at the no-alcohol wine scene and finds it lacking in body.
www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/02/no...
Spring Mountain Vineyard replants with new private-equity owners after being burned nearly to the ground in 2020.
Unsaid here is that private equity is still interested in investing in high-end California wine.
www.forbes.com/sites/liztha...
What's happening with Trump's tariffs? Here's a quick primer.
IMHO the current Section 122 tariffs (10%? 15%) on the rest of the world won't stand up to court scrutiny. The story explains why.
www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/02/wi...
What's going on with wine tariffs?
Trump's new 15% tariff is unlikely to stand up in court. But that doesn't mean European wineries are off the hook. Let me explain.
www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/02/wi...
Wrote a thing on the mighty Green Chartreuse. henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/the-myster...
24.02.2026 10:54 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1
Going into Saturday's Premiere Napa Valley trade auction, the question was: will the downturn in the US wine industry finally affect its highest end?
We got the answer.
www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/02/do...
“The team was built with personality in the locker room. We were loaded with personality up and down our lineup. There are whisky drinkers and milk drinkers, and we got a lot of whisky drinkers on this team." -- Team USA 🏒head coach Mike Sullivan
🏒🥇🥇🇺🇸🥃🥃
Team USA's Jack Hughes: "I am so proud to be American."
Me too! My country, right or wrong ... it's still my country, and I am looking forward to singing along in a few minutes with the best song written in Baltimore in the 19th century. (With an extra shout on the O, of course)
USA!🏒🥇🇺🇸
22.02.2026 16:03 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Global Entry lets 1 TSA agent screen 10 passengers in the time it takes to do 1 non-Global Entry passenger.
Those 10 in the regular line lengthens the wait for everyone.
Kristi Noem, and by extension Trump, is doing this to punish the American people.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/u...
"As his post goes on, his language gets older. 100 years older with each jump. The spelling changes. The grammar changes. Words you know are replaced by unfamiliar words" Fascinating. So how far back in time can YOU go?
22.02.2026 07:43 — 👍 323 🔁 147 💬 33 📌 78
From the Reuters story about the tariff decision:
"The president cannot just pour new wine out of old bottles," said Jonathan Adler, a professor at William & Mary. "If there are problems current statutes do not address, the president must ask Congress for a newer vintage."
Ramping up production of glyphosate is a Saruman-in-the-Shire move.
20.02.2026 05:17 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Felicity Carter delivers an analysis of why the New York Times is so anti-alcohol:
It's all about clicks.
I strongly believe in the 1st Amendment and the Times is entitled to its stance. I just wish its reporting was always accurate. It isn't.
www.drinksinsider.com/p/why-does-t...
Year of the Horse
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKuj...
“France is the country of Eiffel, Pasteur, Hugo, Rodin or Monet. We are engineers, chemists, artists and crazy. And to create new whisky, you need all of those skills.” henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/le-whisky-...
18.02.2026 10:43 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
“La Marca” Prosecco has surged to become the new #1 sparkling wine brand. In 2022, it surpassed André, the former decade-long leader, and has widened the gap. Both are owned by Gallo. Note, while most major brands are declining, the Prosecco brands among them are still growing (La Marca, Mionetto).
15.02.2026 05:43 — 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Like a romance novel, the harder-to-get the US wine market is, the more attractive it seems.
Spain's wine industry held a huge event in Barcelona with a come-hither smile across the Atlantic, because Spain is making more good wines than it can consume.
www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/02/sp...
At least they're still paying translators. Having worked as a writer abroad, I know some translators, and I fear AI is going to make that profession go away faster than most.
11.02.2026 16:18 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Interesting article about the threat monoculture of agave plants poses to the Tequila industry.
Blue agave was apparently chosen by the industry for its sugar content, not its flavor complexity. Maybe heritage agave blends would be better?
www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/02/ov...
Sounds like Manhattan Special. I haven't had one of those in a while: www.manhattanspecial.com
09.02.2026 20:56 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
France, World War I. This photograph illustrates the difficult logistics of supplying the front line in winter. French soldiers, known as Poilus (‘the hairy ones’), are transporting pinard (wine) to the front lines.
09.02.2026 20:33 — 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Clever Substack post from a Sonoma County winery on its strategic plan: "Do nothing."
oded273.substack.com/p/small-wine...
Two big Japanese companies are walking away from the US Bourbon business ... and the world's largest winery, Gallo, is buying in.
Why? An analysis.
www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/02/bo...
Wine Spectator tastes no-alcohol wines so you and I don't have to.
I know the industry is excited about sales potential, but I have never yet tasted a no-alcohol wine that was worth drinking.
My favorite no-alcohol beverage is water.
www.winespectator.com/articles/bes...