Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 7hImaging having to read a 376-page wine list before dining 240
Reposted by Mike MadaioPeter Abraham @peteabeglobe.bsky.social · 12hAnother banger in the Globe today about the men and women of the Santa Maria di Prata Society in Cranston, R.I., locked in a bitter feud. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/10/12/m...bostonglobe.comA gender war is tearing apart this venerable Italian American community - The Boston GlobeWomen’s Auxiliary members of the Santa Maria di Prata Society in Cranston, R.I., want equal standing. The men don’t even want them in the kitchen anymore. 2102
Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 11/10/2026OK UK people, here’s one where an American tries Jaffa Cakes for the first time. lifeattable.substack.com/p/the-fascin...lifeattable.substack.comThe Fascinating and Hilarious Culture of Jaffa CakesOne of the UK's favorite snacks prompts endless debate 440
Reposted by Mike MadaioMike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Ever heard of the Sicilian wine grape Lucignola? lifeattable.substack.com/p/loving-luc...lifeattable.substack.comLoving LucignolaRediscovering a Sicilian beauty 151
Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Ever heard of the Sicilian wine grape Lucignola? lifeattable.substack.com/p/loving-luc...lifeattable.substack.comLoving LucignolaRediscovering a Sicilian beauty 151
Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Post about a fight at Waffle House, or the Waffle House hurricane index, and it’ll go viral in a heartbeat. But what if I want to talk about the food? lifeattable.substack.com/p/the-countr... 011
Reposted by Mike MadaioCarolyn Kellogg @paperhaus.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Huge props to the headline writers at The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comAlberta’s self-image as world’s only rat-free region shattered by discovery of ratProvince’s rat patrol called in to investigate as town of Bowden announces discovery of dead vermin 321215190
Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 22/09/2026How would you feel if in 2027 67 Pall Mall added an AI-assisted wine writing category? 320
Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 21/09/2026“Arctic” Barolo wine, which according to Henrik Dahl Jahnsen, President of the Norwegian Sommelier Association, was fresher and more youthful than its traditionally cellared counterpart, and notable for its wild fruits, flowers and crunchy tannins. Are you skeptical or intrigued? 330
Reposted by Mike MadaioMike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Is it Mataòssu or Lumassina? I’m not sure, but the wine sure is tasty. lifeattable.substack.com/p/the-myster...lifeattable.substack.comThe Mystery of MataòssuA Ligurian adventure with Punta Crena 021
Reposted by Mike MadaioLars Marius Garshol @larsga.bsky.social · 20/09/2026My new book is finally out! A short, readable overall history of beer tracing the long lines in the development of beer. Seeing history like that inevitably brings out an overlooked side of the history of beer: beer as a source of massive power. Please repost! www.garshol.priv.no/download/pow...garshol.priv.noThe Power of BeerPersonal site of Lars Marius Garshol. 15135
Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Is it Mataòssu or Lumassina? I’m not sure, but the wine sure is tasty. lifeattable.substack.com/p/the-myster...lifeattable.substack.comThe Mystery of MataòssuA Ligurian adventure with Punta Crena 021
Reposted by Mike MadaioJane Mayl🍷n 🍇 @janetrad.bsky.social · 16/09/2026How one of the best harvests on record will be remembered (falsely) as the harvest when #champagne became a high alcohol beverage. Debunking the 15% champagne reporting by @carohenry.bsky.socialterroirchampagne.substack.comThe origin of the “Champagne at 15% ABV” hoaxOr Champagne’s take on Shakespeare’s comedy of errors 071
Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 16/09/2026A bit on the story of Pecorino for Italian Wine Podcast www.italianwinepodcast.com/italian-wine...italianwinepodcast.comBack from the Brink: How the Pecorino Grape was Saved from ExtinctionThe Pecorino grape was nearly lost. Mike Madaio IWA tells how Guido Cocci Grifoni brought it back — and why this Marche white still matters. 051
Reposted by Mike MadaioMatt Bors @mattbors.bsky.social · 14/09/2026It was exactly ten years ago today, on my 33rd birthday, that I posted this comic online. 485297757665
Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I don’t know if it is AI or just someone who doesn’t know how to use Photoshop, but WE keeps using these absolutely terrible wine bottle collages. 🤦♂️ 210
Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Silly me, I wrote an article for a wine writing contest without using AI. lifeattable.substack.com/p/life-paire...lifeattable.substack.comLife, PairedWhat Wine to Pair with Everything 262
Reposted by Mike MadaioMiquel Hudin @hudin.com · 10/09/2026So what are we to make of the 67 Pall Mall Global Wine Communicator Awards granting a prize to a 100% AI generated piece of short-form writing? 531
Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Serious question: can you think of a more tone deaf ad campaign (non political) than the current Meta “we’re betting on people” one? 301
Reposted by Mike MadaioAmerican Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Grape Harvest at Rüdesheim (Rheingau), Germany, c. 1900 0102
Reposted by Mike MadaioBostonJoan 🏳️🌈 🦫 @bostonjoan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I need some real solidarity. On Friday, I published this article about why Zuckerberg should resign. It’s being throttled on Meta products and I’ve had several attempts to hijack my fb acct. Please repost this article, esp on your Meta accounts. #ZuckMustGo www.theguardian.com/technology/c...theguardian.comIt’s time for Mark Zuckerberg to resign from Meta | Joan DonovanThe CEO is the throughline in a history of billion-dollar blunders that have caused real harm, culminating in last week’s settlement 20401231
Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 29/08/2026How reliable is this wine - Suavia Soave Classico? 620
Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Interesting fact I just learned on NPR. After the Civil War, the US govt auctioned off around 1.3 million firearms to the public. This explains so much. 110
Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 27/08/2026This is a great example of something innocuous that shows how stupid we’re becoming as a society. This company suggests we can decide the most and least popular brands of ice cream in the country based on … wait for it… Google searches! It’s almost as if sales data didn’t exist! 🤦♂️ 030
Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Though I normally avoid bulk juice that’s been gussied up with a celebrity label like the plague, this wine just seemed worth trying yesterday. 🤷 030
Reposted by Mike MadaioNeil P Bardhan @neilpbardhan.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Okay, not enough people are talking about this: the Thursday scream!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! 041
Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Just saw one of those oval car stickers that read GSM… that’s definitely for Grenache Syrah Mourvèdre, right? 110
Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 16/08/2026While this region does appear to also grow some interesting varieties, just once it would be nice to hear about an up and coming American vineyard where the star grape isn’t one that every other region in the US already grows. 040
Reposted by Mike MadaioBrian Alberts @brewedculture.org · 13/08/2026NA Trappist beer. What a time to be alive. 061
Reposted by Mike MadaioArtisanswiss @artisanswiss.bsky.social · 10/08/2026It’s always been my belief that wine is the healthiest of all the alcoholic drinks. The alcohol is alcohol crowd just got some push back. Very important study that needs to be shared. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...sciencedaily.comWine, beer, or spirits? Massive study finds a surprising health divideA study tracking more than 340,000 adults for over a decade found that heavy drinking increased the risk of death regardless of beverage type. At lower levels, however, the picture became more surpris... 011
Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Forget the single winery idea… What would actually be cool is if regions did this. Like for example the Wines of Portugal tasting room in Lisbon. 020
Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Food writing doesn’t pay well, but I just went to the grocery store and bought nothing but 12 pints of ice cream and 3 bottles of wine, and that’s just not an experience everyone gets to have. 050
Reposted by Mike MadaioAvery Hage @averyhage.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Babe Ruth isn’t real is the new Wilt didn’t drop 100. 041
Reposted by Mike MadaioRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 30/07/2026FIFA has a funny set-up where every country gets exactly one vote which means small countries are way overrepresented and you can hang on to power by promising little giveaways to those countries and their reps. Thankfully no similar system exists in the United States government, that would be bad 131321177
Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Two things I’ll always remember about meeting the great Emidio Pepe… 1. When we pulled up to the property, he was working shirtless in the chicken coop, which is the best IRL example I’ve ever seen that even famous winemakers get their hands dirty. 2. Later, in the tasting room… 140
Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 28/07/2026RIP to one of the great ones www.gamberorosso.it/notizie/attu...gamberorosso.itÈ morto Emidio Pepe, il vignaiolo che aveva capito il futuro del vino cinquant'anni prima degli altri - Gambero RossoSi è spento a 94 anni Emidio Pepe, uno dei più grandi vignaioli italiani. Fu tra i primi a credere nella longevità del Montepulciano e del Trebbiano d'Abruzzo, anticipando una nuova idea di… 040
Reposted by Mike MadaioMike @85mf.bsky.social · 27/07/2026fwiw I’ve been thinking about calling him LeBron Jim 5383
Reposted by Mike MadaioGourmand 🍷🥘 @gourmand.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Loire wine maker Baumard will start their harvest beginning of August. A first. 121
Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 24/07/2026I kinda liked the Farmer’s insurance jingle before they made it their entire identity. Now it just makes me hate them. Classic advertising malpractice. 000
Reposted by Mike MadaioSammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Insane new research. Scientists gave asthma patients free electric stoves to replace their gas stoves, then checked to see if symptoms improved. Not only did symptoms improve, ditching gas was *better than medicine.* Details in today's newsletter: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/electric-s...climatecoloredgoggles.comResearchers used electric stoves to treat asthma. It worked.The latest evidence that gas is bad for your health. 16275162809
Reposted by Mike MadaioRaffi_RC @raffic.bsky.social · 24/07/2026time, that eternal now, is a trickster. 1547
Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Watching Family Feud, last question, needs 31 points for the 20K. Steve: “What country makes the best wine?” Contestant: “Sweden” 320
Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 20/07/2026If everything is a conspiracy (life on the internet in 2026), is nothing a conspiracy? 010
Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 15/07/2026I recently published the summer issue of my Pennsylvania wine newsletter. It's free and only four times per year, so please consider signing up if this topic interests you. pavineco.substack.com/p/pa-wine-up...pavineco.substack.comPA Wine Update, Summer 2026PA's role in America (Wine) 250, a visit to Grace Winery, and more 020
Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Wine is complex and rewards those who are innately curious. The more you know, the more you realize there is to learn. As such, how much do you think the trend towards endless social media scrolling / reels / etc. is responsible for lower interest in wine from the general public? 430