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Deep dives into food and wine culture. By Charlie Brown, writer & ex-wine store and bar owner. 12+ years in the wine & food industry

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Sep 25, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 25, 2026

    An in-depth guide to Portugal’s most exciting wine regions (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="905" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3xNo!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fce062ee7-aec1-4897-b4b1-719c1bfe1578_900x905.jpeg"

  2. Issue · Sep 25, 2026

    30 of the best wineries in Portugal (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    <img alt="A winemaker dressed in country attire with rolling vineyards in the background" class="sizing-normal" height="1456" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8s0p!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.ama

  3. Issue · Sep 18, 2026

    Food and wine pairings to live life by (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="692" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!T65Z!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33c30f69-7a27-4ff5-9e24-b1295c3196ba_960x692.jpeg"

  4. Issue · Sep 11, 2026

    Does Biodynamics in wine actually make a difference? Does it matter if it doesn’t? (opens the original)

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    Hi folks, Charlie here. has smashed it out of the park this week. A thoughtful piece from someone who has been on a real journey with Biodynamics during the 13 or so years he’s been working in wine.As an aside, I believe Substack now allows comments from both paid and free subscribers on paywalled pieces (the second part of this article is paywalled), so feel free to comment away.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OJ-n!,f_auto,q_auto:good,f

  5. Issue · Sep 4, 2026

    Genuinely useful nuggets of information about 5 French wine regions (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    Another installment from Sam today, whose knowledge, love and passion for wine shines through here!<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1101" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hOWN!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/htt

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