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Eight Books that Feature Wine in All Its Facets (and Flavor Notes)

Eight Books that Feature Wine in All Its Facets (and Flavor Notes)

Rochelle Dowden-Lord Recommends Peter Hellman, Jilly Cooper, Bianca Bosker, and More

By Rochelle Dowden-Lord | May 28, 2025

Pilsner Goes to America: How Beer Got Big in the 19th Century

Pilsner Goes to America: How Beer Got Big in the 19th Century

Jeffrey M. Pilcher Tracks the Transatlantic Development of Pilsners and Lagers from Central Europe to the Americas

By Jeffrey M. Pilcher | September 30, 2024

How Prohibition Forever Changed Women’s Cultural Relationship with Alcohol

How Prohibition Forever Changed Women’s Cultural Relationship with Alcohol

Nicola Nice on the Hostess Langston Hughes Called the “Joy Goddess of Harlem”

By Nicola Nice | April 24, 2024

In Search of the Mona Lisa of Rum: Finding the World’s Oldest (and Dustiest) Vintage

In Search of the Mona Lisa of Rum: Finding the World’s Oldest (and Dustiest) Vintage

Aaron Goldfarb on Harewood Rum, Prohibition, and Stephen Remsberg’s Hunt for a Legendary Liquor

By Aaron Goldfarb | March 22, 2024

The Marvels of Qu: What Makes Chinese Food and Drink Unique

The Marvels of Qu: What Makes Chinese Food and Drink Unique

Fuchsia Dunlop In Praise of This Multifaceted, Deliciously Diverse Cuisine

By Fuchsia Dunlop | November 21, 2023

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Jonathan Russell Clark on the Changing Ethos of Skateboarding Culture

By Jonathan Russell Clark | February 23, 2022

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The Mysterious Origins of the World’s Oldest Commercial Beer

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How American Authors Helped Push an Agenda of “Temperance”

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Once and For All: Is Drunkenness Actually Good for Art?

By Edward Slingerland | June 7, 2021

The Obvious Truth About Drinking with Colleagues

The Obvious Truth About Drinking with Colleagues

David Nutt on Alcohol and Regret

By David Nutt | December 22, 2020

(Not) Drinking in Lockdown: On the Way We Mark Time With Alcohol

(Not) Drinking in Lockdown: On the Way We Mark Time With Alcohol

On Getting Through Coronavirus Sober, One Zoom at a Time

By Amanda Eyre Ward and Jardine Libaire | June 5, 2020

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Nick Petrulakis Builds Cocktails from Books

By Erika Mailman | December 3, 2019

On Attempting to Deal With Addiction Through Books

On Attempting to Deal With Addiction Through Books

Chris Fleming Discovers an Unlikely Ally in Marcus Aurelius

By Chris Fleming | September 13, 2019

A Working Night in the Life of a Poet-Turned-Sommelier

A Working Night in the Life of a Poet-Turned-Sommelier

Rosie Schaap Trails Restaurant Wine Director Amanda Smeltz

By Rosie Schaap | September 10, 2019

The Political Chaos and Unexpected Activism of the Post-Civil War Era

The Political Chaos and Unexpected Activism of the Post-Civil War Era

Charles Postel on the Temperance Crusade That Galvanized the American Women's Movement

By Charles Postel | August 21, 2019

What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Drinking

What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Drinking

An American History of Writing Cocktail Writing and Inebriation

By Beth Kracklauer | February 26, 2019

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