Zachary Sussman

Zachary Sussman is a Brooklyn-based writer whose work has appeared in Saveur, The World of Fine Wine, Food & Wine and The Wall Street Journal Magazine, among many others. Formerly selected as the Champagne Louis Roederer Emerging Wine Writer of the Year and nominated as a finalist for the 2022 IACP Food Writing Awards, he is the author of The Essential Wine Book and Sparkling Wine for Modern Times from Ten Speed Press. He works and teaches in the Creative Writing Program at New York University.

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The Cheap, Gluggable Liter of Grüner Got Weird

Meet the avant-grüners, a new generation of the classic Austrian party wine.

story: Zachary Sussman
illustration: Jarett Sitter

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Great Beaujolais Under $25? Here’s Where It’s Hiding.

Between the crus and nouveau, the “middle child” of the Beaujolais family—labeled “Beaujolais” or “Beaujolais-Villages”—is the region’s true bang for your buck.

story: Zachary Sussman
photo: Lizzie Munro

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Is This Rosé?

Copper-hued, flor-aged, built to cellar—the style’s experimental side is proving there’s more to the category than simply commerce.

story: Zachary Sussman
photo: Lizzie Munro

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Sherry’s Indie Moment

A growing number of independent bottlers is aiming to showcase a more nuanced, variable side to fino, manzanilla and more.

story: Zachary Sussman
photo: Lizzie Munro

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Sparkling Wine for Modern Times

Twelve back-pocket bottles under $35 prove just how freewheeling and robust the world of bubbly wine has become.

story: Zachary Sussman
photo: Lizzie Munro

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It’s High Time to Be a Pelaverga Fan

The juicy, floral, very chillable Piedmont red blew up in the 2010s thanks to a single producer. Now it’s its own category.

story: Zachary Sussman
photo: Lizzie Munro

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The 10 Best Canned Wines Right Now

We tasted through more than 40 releases to find the best of the best. Here are the ones to know, stock and drink.

story: Zachary Sussman
photo: Lizzie Munro

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Don’t Call Them Pét-Nat

The story of pét-nat's unstoppable rise is missing one key footnote: the historic wines, from Diois to Gaillac, it was inspired by.

story: Zachary Sussman
illustration: Carmela Caldart

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The New Cava Isn’t Called Cava

Once derided as Spain's answer to prosecco, cava is finding a new path, wedged somewhere between pét-nat and grower Champagne. Just don't expect to find the name on the label.

story: Zachary Sussman
illustration: Carmela Caldart

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American Sparkling Wine, Untitled

Unbound by preconception, the Northeast’s embrace of hybrid grapes has introduced a fearless new frontier in American wine.

story: Zachary Sussman
illustration: Carmela Caldart