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The “Nightcap” Is Not an End, It’s a Beginning

In its centuries-old history, the term has come to mean more than just the last drink before bed.

  • story: Danny Chau
  • photo: Mallory Heyer
Juice Juicy Wine
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The “Juice” Has Gone Bad, But “Juicy” Is Forever

The two wine terms are separated by more than just a single letter.

  • story: Danny Chau
  • illustration: Mallory Heyer
Drink Your Words

IPA Is “Dank” Again

Originally borrowed from weed culture, the term to describe palate-wrecking, resinous IPAs is back on the rise.

  • story: Danny Chau
  • illustration: Mallory Heyer
Glou Glou Natural Wine
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Wait, Sorry, What Is “Glou-Glou” Again?

A term that dates back to the 1600s has come to define not just a style of wine, but, some would argue, the whole natural wine aesthetic.

  • story: Danny Chau
  • illustration: Mallory Heyer
Shelf Turd
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In All Its Hypelessness, the “Shelf Turd” Abides

The thrill of finding a “whale” amid commonplace beer and whiskey prevails only because the “shelf turd” dares to exist.

  • story: Danny Chau
  • illustration: Mallory Heyer
Wine Word Round
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“Round” Wine Has Lost Its Edge

“Round” once sparked a raft of sensuous terms to describe wine. Now that rough edges are de rigueur, is the term a relic of the past?

  • story: Danny Chau
  • illustration: Mallory Heyer
Drink Your Words

The “Mixologist” Has Nine Lives

At once modern and antiquated, humorous and self-serious, the term’s contradictions form the very DNA of bartending.

  • story: Danny Chau
  • illustration: Mallory Heyer
Crunchy Wine
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Can a Wine Actually Be “Crunchy”?

A staple of the modern sommelier lexicon, the term captures the difficulty of articulating the convergence of taste and texture.

  • story: Danny Chau
  • photo: Mallory Heyer
Unicorn Wine
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To Catch a “Unicorn” Wine

The term emerged in the mid-2010s as sommelier shorthand for a faddish rarity. Is it a dying breed?

  • story: Danny Chau
  • illustration: Mallory Heyer
Wine Word Rustic
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Is It Time to Retire “Rustic”?

Equal parts virtuous compliment and backhanded dig, the ambiguous wine term may have to die for its true tenets to survive.

  • story: Danny Chau
  • photo: Mallory Heyer
Drink Your Words

So Everything Is “Crushable” Now?

How a vaguely violent word co-opted from bro culture became a catchall for carefree drinking.

  • story: Danny Chau
  • illustration: Mallory Heyer
Drink Your Words

Your Finest “Funky” Wine, Please

How do we navigate the line between love and revulsion in natural wine?

  • story: Danny Chau
  • photo: Mallory Heyer
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