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Maker’s Table recommended by the Wall Street Journal
Maker’s Table recommended by the Wall Street Journal
A Defense of Wine Writing — World Of Fine Wine —
A Defense of Wine Writing — World Of Fine Wine —
Does an object of beauty deserve to be written about beautifully? Meg Maker and Terry Theise assess the current state of wine writing.
Recent Articles
THE SALT: Burgundy and Bread, Pasta and Poems
THE SALT: Burgundy and Bread, Pasta and Poems
Introducing The Salt, a roundup of recent writing about food, wine, and culture
Just Say “Le Domaine.”
Just Say “Le Domaine.”
I’d never tasted the wines of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. I still haven’t.
Six Rhône-grape Wines from There and Here
Six Rhône-grape Wines from There and Here
Notable wines from Lionel Faury, Château Pesquié, and Troon Vineyard
Several Short Sentences About Wine Writing
Several Short Sentences About Wine Writing
Before you write, ask yourself, What sound am I trying to make in the noise of the world? And, Is this the sound it most needs now?
Renovating Wine
Renovating Wine
Updating wine’s metrics of interest
Notable: Old Napa Cab, Bordeaux, and Coteaux du Layon
Notable: Old Napa Cab, Bordeaux, and Coteaux du Layon
Decades-old bottles of Chateau Montelena, Château d’Armailhac, and Coteaux du Layon, plus new wines of Barboursville and Ferrari
Toward Metamodern Wine
Toward Metamodern Wine
Wine evolves along with culture. Wine commentary, too.
A Pigeon and a Pinot Noir
A Pigeon and a Pinot Noir
Twenty-first-century wines of Merry Edwards meet the nineteenth-century illustrations of Pauline Knip
Write Strong (Not Very Strong) Prose
Write Strong (Not Very Strong) Prose
This common intensifier actually weakens your text
Why write about wine?
Why write about wine?
In a new article for World of Fine Wine, Terry Theise and I grapple with the question
Wine Writing Trends for 2026
Wine Writing Trends for 2026
My predictions about the future of wine commentary
Support Your Fellow Wine Writers
Support Your Fellow Wine Writers
It’s time to drop zero-sum thinking and help each other out
Vegetarian, For Now
Vegetarian, For Now
Being alive means deciding what to eat
Presqu’ile Wines: Visual Interpretations
Presqu’ile Wines: Visual Interpretations
Four paintings inspired by wines from the Santa Maria Valley
Substack in the Wine Writer’s Quiver
Substack in the Wine Writer’s Quiver
Tasting the 2015 Cos d’Estournel
Tasting the 2015 Cos d’Estournel
Just Sit and Watch
Just Sit and Watch
Pinot Noir’s Linguistic Tropes
Pinot Noir’s Linguistic Tropes
Are Wine Writers Trying Too Hard to Explain Wine?
Are Wine Writers Trying Too Hard to Explain Wine?
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Maker’s Table
Maker’s Table
Megmaker.com
Megmaker.com
Hi, I’m Meg Maker I’m a writer, editor, artist, and adviser. I work in the genres of personal essay, memoir, creative nonfiction, and wine and food commentary. I also maintain a fine art and illustration practice, merging visual and narrative storytelling. And I advise teams and individuals s
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