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.

Wine

The American Nouveau Wines to Drink Now

The recent American adoption of the "nouveau" style long associated solely with Beaujolais continues. Zachary Sussman on the best bottles to drink this season.

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Wine

What Is Authenticity in Wine?

What do you do when a region challenges your notions of how to define authenticity in wine? Zachary Sussman on how the Styria region of Austria is reshaping the perception…

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illustration: Yoonhwa Jang

Places

What Happened to Chianti?

Chianti's ubiquity has, perversely, also been its downfall. Zachary Sussman on what our indifference to a classic wine like Chianti reveals about us and why it might be time to…

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Places

In Search of the True Vinho Verde

Long synonymous with slightly fizzy wines meant to be thrown back with abandon, Portugal's Vinho Verde region is looking to prove that it's capable of a whole lot more. Zachary…

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Wine

Gendered Wine Marketing Is Still All Too Real

Even in 2016, many wine brands are still integrating a handful of tired gender stereotypes into their marketing campaigns and brand identities. Zachary Sussman on the research that’s given rise…

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illustration: Yoonhwa Jang

Wine

How We Got to the Premier Cru Wine Scandal

The pre-arrival model of buying wine has been entrenched stateside for decades, but in the wake of Premier Cru's implosion, the question emerges: Is it still worth it? Zachary Sussman…

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Beer

Beer’s Evolving Role at the Restaurant Table

Though wine has long commanded the attention of beverage directors, beer is experiencing an unprecedented wave of representation in the country's top restaurants. Zachary Sussman on the shift and what…

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illustration: Maddie Edgar

Beer

Beer Culture’s Second Wave

The craft beer movement has brought with it a new breed of beer bars that eschew the "more is more" tap line approach for elevated surroundings and tightly curated menus.…

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photo: Signe Birck

Places

An Uncertain Future for the World’s Most Iconic Sweet Wines

As global wine tastes continue to shift towards brighter and drier, what is to become of the storied regions defined throughout history by sweeter, heavier wines? Zachary Sussman explores how…

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Wine

Reconsidering the Influence of the Wine Store

In recent years, sommeliers have acquired a patina of celebrity and prestige, lauded for affecting trends and looked to as the end-all in wine expertise. But wine retailers have been…

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photo: Alexander Rabb