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Recommended by Robin Garr

Exploring faith, culture, and politics through a theological lens.

Helping you drink smarter, one minute at a time. Short, fun, and insightful wine stories—because great wine deserves a great story.

Vininspo!

By Ed Merrison

A weekly multimedia newsletter in plain English about connection through wine—linking nature, time, place and people—to unlock its meditative, restorative, inclusive and expansive potential and brighten the experience of anyone with the vaguest interest.

Closer to the Edge

This is journalism with a spine, a spleen, and occasional caffeine-induced prophecy. Subscribe to keep it going (and keep us out of trouble).

Dave McIntyre's WineLine

Unfined, unfiltered and unfettered news and views on wine.

Xtreme Foodies

By Jeffrey Merrihue

XtremeFoodies by Jeffrey Merrihue features the best local and regional delicacies from around the world including , Pizza 🍕, Caviar 🐟, Tacos 🌮, Truffles 🍄‍🟫, Ramen 🍜, Street Food and Fine Dining 🍷

Jeffrey Merrihue has fun with food and wine, and you, the reader, get the benefit of good food writing and offbeat humor. (Watch also for our occasional contributions to his wine pairings.)

- Robin Garr

Steve Meharg

Wine educator and tour guide, MVinology. PhD Clinical Psychology and board certified in neuropsychology. Certified Specialist of Wine, Society of Wine Educators. Member, ASEV. Membership chair, SW Washington Winery Association.

Down The Rabbit Hole

By George Nordahl

Deep dives into the art, history, and cultivation of wine — exploring everything from ancient traditions to the science shaping modern viticulture.

Dearly Decanted

By Corinne Kovalsky

Wine snobbery stops here. Exploring wine and food should be fun. Dearly Decanted is all about making the wine lifestyle more approachable.

Gerber’s Substack

My personal Substack

joseph’s Substack

By joseph steinberg

My personal Substack

Daily Terroir: Exploring Wine Regions One Day at a Time

By Spencer Davis

One wine region a day keeps boredom at bay!

Lorna’s Substack

By Lorna Day

My personal Substack

Centenary: 100-Word Stories from Living Well Towers

By Andrew Horan

Centenary is my serial novel unfolding in ten books, each one a series of one hundred 100-word stories. Set in a fictional high-rise senior community, you won't believe what they're up to in Living Well Towers.

The Morning Claret

By Simon J Woolf

Critical analysis and independent opinion on natural wine, delivered to your inbox weekly

Up in the Valley

By Ryan Dewane

🍷 Join a community of wine lovers discovering new local wines, stories and events handpicked from the central coast of California.

Kiwiwriter47’s Substack

A Substack of subjects of interest to me...history, politics, writing, family, Asperger's, weird stuff, animals, and humor. For folks to enjoy. Angry trolls can go elsewhere.

shades of grape

By Eveline Chartier

Are you lost and intimidated upon entering a wine store? Do you want to explore different wines? Disappointed by recommendations from sales clerks? I can help! Figure out why you enjoy your favorite wines! Learn new wine knowledge through storytelling!

Bigger Than Your Head

By Fredric Koeppel

wine reviews and commentary on the wine industry, since 2006

Don't Fry For Me Argentina

By Dan Perlman

Twenty years casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life, mostly in Buenos Aires, Argentina, but also as we travel the world.

Lauren’s Substack

My personal Substack

Tannic Panic!

Two clinically anxious brothers freaking out over wine

Flunder Wine World

By Luke Flunder

Discover great wines with me.

Gardening the Good News

By Mary Jane Cherry

Hot Dish with Sohla

By It's Sohla

New exclusive recipes every month! Featuring fun tips on how to riff and deep dives into culinary techniques—so you can be a boss in your kitchen.

oldoldoldoldnew

By Philip Traylen

Extrications and ecstasies.

One more thing

By Dana McMahan

Behind the curtain of a travel writing, renovating serial entrepreneur with a thing for Detroit and Paris and old houses

The Flavor Files

By Nik Sharma

Unlock the secrets of food science to create more flavorful, effortless meals at home. Written by an Award-Winning, Best-Selling Cookbook Author, Photographer, Chef, Molecular Biologist, and Editor-in-Residence at America's Test Kitchen, Nik Sharma

Soil and wine

ReframeWine is a collection of thoughts on the business and marketing of wine. My articles have helped many business owners and wine marketers reframe their thoughts about standard business practices and the marketing of wine.

Wine Is Confusing

By Kara Daly

Looking at the world through the lens of wine.

Fermentation

By Tom Wark

Because the wine industry needs muckrakers too—By Tom Wark

The Prism

By Gurwinder

A guide to navigating the digital age

The Crucial Years

By Bill McKibben

Working on Winning the Climate Fight

The Centenarian Playbook

By Kevin Ferguson

Longevity secrets from Grandma Kay and fascinating stories from the Gemello Winery legacy.

The Abbey of Misrule

By Paul Kingsnorth

Do not be conformed to this world

Thoughtful and deep meditations on life and the meaning of things.

- Robin Garr

Wine Wanderings

By Tricia Conover

Wandering through the world tasting wine and spirits... traveling to wineries and vineyards, wine regions, food & drink tourism sites, and spirits crafters.