The Wine Edit by Truffles & Tannins
A newsletter about wine – for people who drink it, not collect it. Expect practical pairings, personal musings, tasting tips and travel tales. Plus the occasional rant about wine lists.
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AI in wine writing: is it that bad, or does it “just hit different”? (opens the original)
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The wine writing world is blowing up about a piece that won an award, despite having clearly been AI generated. But for those of you who don’t already subscribe to 30 wine Substacks all banging the same drum: the essence is that there’s such a thing as the 67 Pall Mall Global Wine Communicator Awards with a prestigious cast of judges. About a week ago, they handed out half a dozen awards, including one for short-form writing that went to a little-known author who compared a 1969 Bollinger VVF (t
A Wine Tour of South Limburg (opens the original)
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This is an extract from an article I wrote for my website, Tastes, Tannins & Travels by Amsterdam Foodie, about wineries worth visiting in the Netherlands. For Substack, I’ve just focused on the tour I did of South Limburg’s wine producers, but you can read the complete guide here.The Wine Edit is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, cons
Tastes, Tannins & Travels: a fortnight in food and drinks (opens the original)
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Trying out a new format for my newsletter this month… the reasons for which will become apparent if you make it to the end of it! For now, I hope you enjoy the broader scope, and let me know what you think in the comments.Subscribe nowTastes: revisiting Peruvian flavours in AmsterdamI once claimed that there are two types of people in this world: the Loyalists and the Explorers
The Little Wine Festival that Could (opens the original)
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Last summer, I found myself going to a lot of wine festivals. They provided some sort of light relief and (dare I say it) inebriation during what was otherwise a pretty dark time for me. And it was all well and good – until I logged into my banking app the next day. Despite having scored free tickets to many of these festivals because of my work, I was still spending €40, €50, even €60 per bottle at the various wine stalls, not to mention the €20 cheese plates that barely touched the sides when
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