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Topic and Story in Wine Writing
What is this about? And why does that matter?
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Three Ratti Barolos, and a New Way of Working
Visual and textual impressions of the Marcenasco, Serradenari, and Rocche dell’Annunziata Barolos
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Daily Evidence
A writer’s journal records the data that invites larger stories
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Welcome (back) to Maker’s Table
Reaffirming my roots and rolling it all together
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An Afternoon with Francesca Vaira of G.D. Vajra
Francesca poured her family’s wines and shared the vision and philosophy that animate the work
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May 2025

A Second-Place Finish in the 2025 World Food Photography Awards
My first foray into this annual competition netted two semi-finalists and a second-place prize
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Are Wine Writers Trying Too Hard to Explain Wine?
Most wine writing leans into objective realities, but wine’s subjective truths are more compelling.
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Start in the Middle of the Action
Nonfiction writers can use the dramatic technique from stagecraft to create propulsion that drives a piece forward.
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The Continuum of Truth
Nonfiction writers navigate both objective and subjective realities
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What is Voice?
It’s more than the way we speak
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April 2025

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