Steven Grubbs

Steven Grubbs is Wine Director and Sommelier for two restaurants in Georgia, Empire State South and Five & Ten.

Wine

What’s Bugging Unicorn Somm?

The anonymous Twitter personality "Unicorn Somm" has made a career out of lambasting famous wine professionals.

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Beer

Cold Beer, Fast Cars: Drinking at the Daytona 500

Amidst hot dogs, race cars and cans of Coors Banquet, Steven Grubbs questions his ideas about the word "authenticity" as it applies to drink, experience and the merit of both.

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Wine

Burgundy, Barolo: Meet Black Metal

Steven Grubbs explores the unlikely connection between Norwegian black metal and wine, both in his own life and via the endeavors of Satyr, one of the original members of the…

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photo: Jordan Noel