Dariusz Galasiński @dgalasinski.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Couple of days I learned drinking wine fromwrong glassware is a horror. And id you open a bottle witha winged corkscrew it’s opened wrong. And just a reminder: wine consumption is falling…. 010
Reposted by Dariusz GalasińskiAndy Neather @hernehillandy.bsky.social · 08/04/2026My blog is out: The rise and fall of Anything But Chardonnay: The world’s most versatile white grape has made a recovery since its post-Bridget-Jones fall from favour. What does that tell us about #wine trends? Plus: what I've been drinking this week aviewfrommytable.substack.com/p/the-rise-a...aviewfrommytable.substack.comThe rise and fall of Anything But ChardonnayThe most versatile white grape has made a recovery since its post-Bridget-Jones fall from favour. What does that tell us about wine trends? Plus: what I've been drinking this week 5115
Dariusz Galasiński @dgalasinski.bsky.social · 03/04/2026I am drinking a fino from Tio Pepe and I love it. The hell has frozen over. 230
Dariusz Galasiński @dgalasinski.bsky.social · 20/03/2026This was the most difficult project I have worked on. O truly find it hard to believe I am holding the book in my hands. 090
Dariusz Galasiński @dgalasinski.bsky.social · 12/03/2026I am quite shocked to report that I am actively discovering orange/amber wines. All because one wine which I loved (it was Jaworek of all wines). Well, also because I read @simonjwoolf.com book ‚Amber revolution’ 130
Dariusz Galasiński @dgalasinski.bsky.social · 02/03/2026And the ‘reverse reasoning’. Schlegel bottle because it’s perfect for minerality of riesling. The idiocy of such a statement is breathtaking. And: pinot noir and chardo are just best served in Burgundy bottles. Bordeaux bottle obviously perfection for Bordeaux. Who wants to read such nonsense?! 130
Dariusz Galasiński @dgalasinski.bsky.social · 02/03/2026I am trying to find out about history of wine bottle shapes. I am staggered by how shallow and uninformative are most of the articles purporting to talk about the topic. It’s like one text regurgitated over and over again. 220
Dariusz Galasiński @dgalasinski.bsky.social · 25/02/2026As I listened to a wine critic defending critics’ blind tasting superpowers (we’re great, you criticize us wrong, research is wrong too), imo this isn’t what wine criticism is about. Critics’ superpower is enormous experience in wine. Your blind tasting is largely insignificant. 470
Reposted by Dariusz GalasińskiNiall Curry @niallrcurry.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Excited to see my chapter, “Intersecting Discourses of Death and the Climate Crisis” is now out in the Bloomsbury Handbook of Language and Death, edited by @dgalasinski.bsky.social & Justyna Ziółkowska. You'll find the full collection ➡️: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/bloomsbur... @mcrlinguistics.bsky.social 1142
Reposted by Dariusz GalasińskiRakan Alibri @ralibri.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Happy to see this chapter out! Congrats to @dgalasinski.bsky.social & J. Ziółkowska on this handbook. My chapter, ‘Death in the News: …’ examines how newspapers represent deaths from different risks to life. Delighted to be part of this volume and looking forward to reading the other chapters. 011
Dariusz Galasiński @dgalasinski.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Delighted that the Bloomsbury Handbook of Language of Death is out. Edited by Justyna Ziolkowska and me. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/bloomsbur...bloomsbury.comThe Bloomsbury Handbook of Language and DeathAn essential reference to the intersection of language and death and dying, this book presents an overview of the methodologies, current debates, history and fu… 041
Reposted by Dariusz GalasińskiGavin Brookes @gavinbrookes.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Out now: 'Dementia, Death and Discourse', chapter with @emma-putland.bsky.social in Handbook of Language and Death, ed. by @dgalasinski.bsky.social & Justyna Ziółkowska. See OA pre-print below, and make sure to look up the rest of the volume! @sosslancaster.bsky.social @lancslinguistics.bsky.social 086
Dariusz Galasiński @dgalasinski.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Over the last few days I’ve had some Michelin* dining experience. Generally, a mixed bag with 1* wiping the floor with 3*. The 3* pomp and circ theatre is not enough. Generally, decent wine and disappointing pairing. Basically, only the somms were convinced of their choices. 010
Dariusz Galasiński @dgalasinski.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Spoke to a wine importer. Very cautious about importing wine from the US. Too unpredictable, definitely replaceable. 010
Reposted by Dariusz GalasińskiPestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 27/01/2026If this doesn’t tug at your heart, make you well up with sadness, you are not human. 541214106359
Reposted by Dariusz GalasińskiGavin Brookes @gavinbrookes.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Out now: 'Expressivity and Corpus Linguistics', in The Oxford Handbook of Expressivity, led by @hankslizzy.bsky.social, with @niallrcurry.bsky.social, Emily Sharp & @tonymcenery.bsky.social. @lancslinguistics.bsky.social 061
Reposted by Dariusz GalasińskiSten Hansson @stenhansson.bsky.social · 26/01/2026📢 OUT NOW: Handbook on Critical Discourse Studies (2026) www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b... 1168
Reposted by Dariusz GalasińskiSten Hansson @stenhansson.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Contributors include @paulchilton.bsky.social @veronikakoller.bsky.social @mkrzyzanowski.bsky.social @discodiscourse.bsky.social @dgalasinski.bsky.social @markmcglashan.com @johnnyunger.bsky.social @ronidanz.bsky.social @gavinbrookes.bsky.social @samtbennett.bsky.social @michaelfarrelly.bsky.social 072
Dariusz Galasiński @dgalasinski.bsky.social · 22/01/2026I’m coding focus groups and just heard something I like a lot. Good wine is a ticket for a good concert. 010
Reposted by Dariusz GalasińskiDrinking Studies Network (DSN) @drinkingstudies.bsky.social · 19/01/2026'How should public health respond to rise of alcohol-free and low alcohol drinks?' | @jholmessheff.bsky.social @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/392/...bmj.comHow should public health respond to rise of alcohol-free and low alcohol drinks?John Holmes and colleagues argue for a precautionary approach that is guided by public health interests and considers both risks and benefits Sales of alcohol-free and low alcohol (nolo) drinks have ... 044
Dariusz Galasiński @dgalasinski.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Last night at a dinner party I poured 3 wines: for 5 euros, for 40 euros and for 200 euros. Only one person guessed all wines right, though the most expensive was identified by another. One said about the cheapest wine: i really didn’t like it so I thought it was the most expensive one. 030
Reposted by Dariusz Galasińskimkrzyzanowski.bsky.social @mkrzyzanowski.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Now published: Our analytical paper on strategic, far-right/illiberal reversal of meanings of key social & political concepts: “We put family at the centre of social life”: On Conceptual flipsiding of the “family” in discursive-political strategies of PL populist far-right" doi.org/10.1080/1035... 0168
Reposted by Dariusz Galasińskimkrzyzanowski.bsky.social @mkrzyzanowski.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Now published: Joint intro paper w. N.Krzyzanowska & J.Rydgren laying out key ideas of our Social Semiotics SI on “Conceptual flipsiding and reversal of liberal-democratic notions: discursive-political strategies in/and the normalisation of illiberal public imagination" doi.org/10.1080/1035...doi.orgConceptual flipsiding and reversal of liberal-democratic notions: discursive-political strategies in/and the normalisation of illiberal public imaginationThe process of strategically redefining key liberal-democratic and other widely accepted social and political concepts by the far-right and other illiberal actors has recently become a widespread, ... 01611
Dariusz Galasiński @dgalasinski.bsky.social · 13/01/2026I listened to a lecture over the weekend. The speaker commented on people’s low tastes. How can they drink this or this? Wine conssumption falls (1/3 of EU wine is thrown away/utilised, according to him), we should appreciate every bottle drunk. Telling people they drink wrong is just stupid. 040
Dariusz Galasiński @dgalasinski.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Objectivity in wine is overrated, I argue for @timatkinmw.bsky.social timatkin.com/is-objectivi...timatkin.comIs Objectivity Overrated? – Tim Atkin – Master of Wine 120
Dariusz Galasiński @dgalasinski.bsky.social · 07/01/2026An eagle visited this morning. Again wintry conditions bring the bird out of the woods. 110
Reposted by Dariusz GalasińskiAmy B @abbarsha.bsky.social · 30/12/2025Adam Kinzinger sums it up well! 171014238
Dariusz Galasiński @dgalasinski.bsky.social · 03/01/2026I observe Britishisation of weather in PL. A smattering of snow is reported as catastrophe, w doomsday warnings. I laughed at 5cm ‚drifts’ in UK, now I laugh at them in PL. Driving on snow is no fun but this is what slowing down and winter tyres are for. Winter hasn’t started in earnest yet. 000
Dariusz Galasiński @dgalasinski.bsky.social · 02/01/2026I realised there’s is something incredibly moving in being transported by an ambulance with all blues and twos. The world around stops as one individual is rescued. 100
Dariusz Galasiński @dgalasinski.bsky.social · 27/12/2025Simply beautiful. One could complain about a thing or two but the bottom line is that it’s a wonderful wine. 250
Dariusz Galasiński @dgalasinski.bsky.social · 24/12/2025My first Tondonia gran reserva. A fantastic wine which I didn’t particularly like. 240
Reposted by Dariusz GalasińskiJancisRobinson.com @jancisrobinson.com · 22/12/2025Six sleek guides for wine lovers wanting on-the-ground advice on what and where to drink and eat. www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/sma… #jancisrobinson #bookreviews #winebooks #winereading #bookreview #wineandtravel #foodandtravel 011
Reposted by Dariusz GalasińskiMeg Maker @megmaker.com · 23/12/2025Wine as a category is experiencing myriad existential threats. But wine writing itself is also in a precarious state as publications shutter and work dries up. What can wine writers do to address these very real threats our profession? We can help each other. www.makerstable.com/p/support-yo...makerstable.comSupport Your Fellow Wine Writers in 2026It’s time to drop zero-sum thinking and help each other out 052
Reposted by Dariusz GalasińskiDrinking Studies Network (DSN) @drinkingstudies.bsky.social · 23/12/2025Writing Oneself Into History: Researching Alcohol and Family Histories: seminar with @harbottlestores.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social January 29: www.imperial.ac.uk/events/19867...imperial.ac.ukJennifer Wallis: Writing Oneself Into History: Researching Alcohol and Family HistoriesIn this talk Dr Jennifer Wallis discusses recent research that melded her usual historical work on the history of alcohol with memoir and family history. 033
Reposted by Dariusz GalasińskiThe Wine Pair Podcast @thewinepairpodcast.com · 21/12/2025We are tackling the "other" white grape of Burgundy this week called Aligoté. If you think Burgundy only means Chardonnay you are missing out on the rebellious younger sibling that the cool kids are drinking. It’s finally getting some respect. thewinepairpodcast.com/episode/wtf-...thewinepairpodcast.comThe Wine Pair Podcast - Find Great Wines Without Breaking the BankWine information and reviews on reasonably priced wine. The Wine Pair give their honest opinions and ratings on wines - and other subjects - to help you find hidden gems 022
Reposted by Dariusz GalasińskiDariusz Galasiński @dgalasinski.bsky.social · 07/09/2025Another text of mine on things wine. This time about the idea that wine represents a culture or a 'sense of place'. I am very sceptical. www.decanter.com/wine/dariusz...decanter.comDariusz Galasiński: ‘Is wine a message that extends beyond its agricultural site?’ - DecanterDariusz Galasiński is a linguist and professor, and has been a wine lover since 1989. Here, he explores the cultural significance of wine. 231
Reposted by Dariusz GalasińskiArtisanswiss @artisanswiss.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Brilliant analysis of wine’s zeitgeist by one of wine’s most brilliant thinkers. A must read. blog.resy.com/2025/12/make...blog.resy.comHow Wine Can Blaze a Trail to a Much Brighter Future — Resy | Right This WayIn 2013, a group of California winemakers gathered for an unusual tasting called the Seven Percent Solution. The “seven percent” referred to… 174
Reposted by Dariusz GalasińskiThe Drinks Business @teamdb.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Portuguese police have arrested eight people and raided 21 properties in the Vinho Verde wine region following reports of “collusion between viticulture commission officials and businesspeople in the wine sector”.thedrinksbusiness.comVinho Verde appellation officials arrested in wine fraud casePortuguese police have arrested eight people and raided 21 properties in the Vinho Verde wine region following reports of "collusion between viticulture commission officials and businesspeople in the ... 022
Reposted by Dariusz GalasińskiShawn Hennessey ☀️🍷 @sevillatapas.bsky.social · 16/12/2025People... if you walk into a bar in Sevilla and just order "a sherry" it's like saying you'd like "some food". Usually the barman will give you a cream (lightly sweet) sherry because they think that's what foreigners like. This might help... shawnhennessey.substack.com/p/sherry-and...shawnhennessey.substack.comSherry & Tapasa pairing guide 1127
Reposted by Dariusz GalasińskiAlan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 14/12/2025Fraser Nelson is (now) right of course that we must fend off the far right’s weaponisation of a hateful ‘them & us’ version of Christianity. But I do wonder if he regrets having used The Spectator to legitimate its ‘anti-woke’ rhetoric in the first place. www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...thetimes.comIn God’s name: the rise of weaponised ChristianityAcross the West, political leaders are enlisting the cross as a tribal marker. The King and Pope have other, better ideas 3252
Reposted by Dariusz GalasińskiChris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Is the tide turning? New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog. Renewed talk of a customs union may well come to nothing, but rapidly changing geo-politics mean the UK needs urgently to face up to the failure of the entire Brexit ‘strategy’: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/12/is-t... 24258129
Dariusz Galasiński @dgalasinski.bsky.social · 09/12/2025I am being in contact with emergency cardioligy in Poland. I am very comforted, even amazed, by the quality of care provided. And it’s all absolutely free at the point of access. Absolutely free. The food is truly crap though. 210
Reposted by Dariusz GalasińskiAmerican Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Wine Trade History. 1794 Advertisement for “White Bourdeaux Wine” – straight from the ship, 26 Spruce Street at Philadelphia’s Penn’s Landing on the Delaware River. When Philadelphia was the Capital of the U.S. 051
Dariusz Galasiński @dgalasinski.bsky.social · 05/12/2025My question: why is white wine called white wine? Answer I got: because it’s made from green grapes. Why didn’t I think of that. So obviously green is white. 331
Reposted by Dariusz GalasińskiAngela Lloyd @angelalloyd.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Some reflections on my forty years as a contributor to South Africa’s leading wine guide, Platter’s outofthepress.wordpress.com/2025/12/04/f...outofthepress.wordpress.comForty40 is a number; 1986 to 2025 is a unique era in South African wine, one marking a transition from revolution to evolution, which I’ve been privileged to share. Whether it was an alignment of the st… 031
Reposted by Dariusz GalasińskiAmerican Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 25/11/2025National Wine Consumption in 2023 0114