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Meg Maker

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New Hampshire
As seen in: Maker's Table, Medium, Substack, Serious Eats, Wine, The World of Fine Wine, Palate Press, Grape Collective, CIDERCRAFT Magazine, Pix, Circle of Wine Writers and
Covers:  wine, food, traditional foodways, sustainability, organics, viticulture, winemaking, wine science, terroir, the language of wine, wine lexicons, wine writing, wine discourse
Writer, editor, artist, adviser

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Meg Maker’s Biography

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I'm a writer, editor, and fine artist curious about nature, food, wine, and place. As an editorial strategist, I've helped launch four wine publications in addition to my own award-winning site, Maker’s Table.

My own creative work centers on the intersection of nature and culture. I travel extensively to meet with people to understand what connects them to their place, and I publish my discoveries in lifestyle and trade publications.

My wine writing has won the Born Digital Wine Award…

Meg Maker’s Journalist Portfolio

Substack in the Wine Writer's Quiver

Substack in the Wine Writer's Quiver

Wine writer Simon J. Woolf shares his experience and advice for making the leap to Substack

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A Defense of Wine Writing

A Defense of Wine Writing

Co-authored with Terry Theise

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Tasting the 2015 Cos d'Estournel

Tasting the 2015 Cos d'Estournel

Tasting notes and rumination on the 2015 Cos d'Estournel Saint-Estèphe

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The Wine Comes First

The Wine Comes First

Wine has been grown on this Tuscan hilltop for centuries. Not the same wine.

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Why This Bottle, Really?

Why This Bottle, Really?

Riesling, Magdalena Vineyard, Finger Lakes, Hermann J. Wiemer

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The Serious Eats Cheese and Wine Pairing Cheat Sheet

The Serious Eats Cheese and Wine Pairing Cheat Sheet

A few basic guidelines will bring match-making success.

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Articles

Burgundy and Bread, Pasta and Poems: Welcome to The Salt

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By Meg Maker 
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The Salt is a new curated collection of essays, articles, and marginalia at the intersection of wine and food. These are pieces that caught my attention, challenged my thinking, changed my mind, or simply invited me to sit back, relax, and enjoy the read. My goal is to send The Salt weekly, and I’m keeping it free for now. Because it’s a Section, you can subscribe to it separately from the rest of my content (by default I opted everyone in).
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Just Say “Le Domaine.”

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By Meg Maker 
| Maker's Table
April 2017. I was midway through a weeklong French wine media trip hosted by a U.S. wine importer. The tour started in Cognac and swept clockwise around l’hexagone français to Paris, Champagne, Burgundy, Beaujolais, the Southern Rhône, and Provence. On Day Four our group of five journalists and two company reps had sat for a tasting and lunch at Domaine Leflaive, in Puligny-Montrachet. Then we’d piled back into the van for our next appointment.
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Just Say “Le Domaine.”

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By Meg Maker 
| Maker's Table
April 2017. I was midway through a weeklong French wine media trip hosted by a U.S. wine importer. The tour started in Cognac and swept clockwise around l’hexagone française to Paris, Champagne, Burgundy, Beaujolais, the Southern Rhône, and Provence. On Day Four our group of five journalists and two company reps had sat for a tasting and lunch at Domaine Leflaive, in Puligny-Montrachet. Then we’d piled back into the van for our next appointment.
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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

Editor of a new wine publication.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Of course!

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Concisely.

Awards

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World Food Photography Awards

2025 - Second Place

Two photos were shortlisted in two categories; one photo was selected as finalist and won 2nd place in the category Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year / Places.

67 Pall Mall Global Wine Communicator Awards

2025 - Longlisted

Short-form writing Long-form writing

IACP Food Writing Awards Finalist

2024 - Narrative Beverage Writing
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67 Pall Mall Global Wine Communicator Awards

2024 - Longlisted

Short-form writing Long-form writing

IACP Food Writing Awards Finalist

2022 - Beverage-Focused Column
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Best American Travel Writing

2020 - Notable Travel Writing of 2019

Born Digital Awards

2019 - Best Editorial / Opinion Wine Writing

Wine Blog Awards

2015 - Best Writing

Symposium for Professional Wine Writers

2017 - Editor's Choice Fellowship

Nicholas Byam Shaw Thesis Excellence Award

2011 - Creative Writing Masters Thesis, Dartmouth

Adelbert Ames Fine Arts Award

Excellence in Studio Art and Art History, Dartmouth

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