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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
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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
smooth spirits
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Let’s Talk About “Smooth”

It may be the most ubiquitous descriptor in drinks. Is it also the most reviled?

  • story: Danny Chau
  • photo: Mallory Heyer
The Wines of Right Now
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The Wines of Right Now

We spoke to 150 sommeliers and retailers around the country to assemble a list of the 15 producers who represent the wine zeitgeist right now.

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