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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 8h
Imaging having to read a 376-page wine list before dining
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Peter Abraham @peteabeglobe.bsky.social · 13h
Another 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...
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A gender war is tearing apart this venerable Italian American community - The Boston Globe
Women’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.
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
OK UK people, here’s one where an American tries Jaffa Cakes for the first time. lifeattable.substack.com/p/the-fascin...
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The Fascinating and Hilarious Culture of Jaffa Cakes
One of the UK's favorite snacks prompts endless debate
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The first step is clearly bringing back the guy holding grapes photo! 🙌
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Yeah I think these could play well in Brooklyn and SF, but not so much in the rest of the country
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Yeah I was thinking about the wines they seem to promoting here in the us
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
FWIW, my perspective is driven by a Georgian tasting I attended in Philly recently that was mostly oxidised whites and qvevri reds. I found them interesting but left thinking this wasn’t the way to conquer the American market.
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Maybe, but that’s not relevant to the current market, which they are trying to become a bigger player in
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
On the flip side, I think it is kinda strange that Georgian wine has put all of its eggs in a divisive basket
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Those things smell amazing but IIRC the taste never measures up
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
NBA legend? Now that’s funny.
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I say a category because it is annoying when I think I am buying a white and get an orange wine. They can both be good but they are not the same.
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Ever heard of the Sicilian wine grape Lucignola? lifeattable.substack.com/p/loving-luc...
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Loving Lucignola
Rediscovering a Sicilian beauty
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Ever heard of the Sicilian wine grape Lucignola? lifeattable.substack.com/p/loving-luc...
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Loving Lucignola
Rediscovering a Sicilian beauty
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Under $20 is in the rearview and probably isn’t coming back. But as tariffs force formerly $15 EU wines into the $25-40 range, there could be hope that CA can actually compete for value.
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ok but why does one need lactaid for bread, butter and wine
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Post 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...
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I don’t think anyone is mad that someone else hasn’t heard it. What is annoying though is when people make not having heard it their online personality. Personally I haven’t heard many songs that are popular, and I understand that the world doesn’t need to know the details of this. 🤷
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I’m skeptical that anyone who thinks wine is too confusing would be following wine content creators though. Either you are curious about wine and open to learning about why it is great, or you don’t care. (Obviously most people in the genpop fall in the latter category.)
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I absolutely detest it when people say they want to demystify wine. I love wine precisely because of the mystification.
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Carolyn Kellogg @paperhaus.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Huge props to the headline writers at The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Alberta’s self-image as world’s only rat-free region shattered by discovery of rat
Province’s rat patrol called in to investigate as town of Bowden announces discovery of dead vermin
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Not saying they would, just floating a hypothetical
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
How would you feel if in 2027 67 Pall Mall added an AI-assisted wine writing category?
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Haha fair
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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?
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Is it Mataòssu or Lumassina? I’m not sure, but the wine sure is tasty. lifeattable.substack.com/p/the-myster...
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The Mystery of Mataòssu
A Ligurian adventure with Punta Crena
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Lars Marius Garshol @larsga.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
My 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...
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The Power of Beer
Personal site of Lars Marius Garshol.
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Can be too bretty at times
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Did a cat attack it? PS Haven’t had much luck aging the one from Les Cretes.
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Is it Mataòssu or Lumassina? I’m not sure, but the wine sure is tasty. lifeattable.substack.com/p/the-myster...
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The Mystery of Mataòssu
A Ligurian adventure with Punta Crena
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Jane Mayl🍷n 🍇 @janetrad.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
How 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.social
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The origin of the “Champagne at 15% ABV” hoax
Or Champagne’s take on Shakespeare’s comedy of errors
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A bit on the story of Pecorino for Italian Wine Podcast www.italianwinepodcast.com/italian-wine...
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Back from the Brink: How the Pecorino Grape was Saved from Extinction
The Pecorino grape was nearly lost. Mike Madaio IWA tells how Guido Cocci Grifoni brought it back — and why this Marche white still matters.
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Was thinking earlier this week about how this option has mostly disappeared
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Matt Bors @mattbors.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It was exactly ten years ago today, on my 33rd birthday, that I posted this comic online.
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I 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. 🤦‍♂️
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Silly me, I wrote an article for a wine writing contest without using AI. lifeattable.substack.com/p/life-paire...
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Life, Paired
What Wine to Pair with Everything
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Interesting article. Reminds me of those halcyon days when American conservatives actually had the ability to think critically.
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
AI or not, I can’t say I enjoyed the piece
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It’s so well done. Thankfully Shur was powerful enough by then that the suits couldn’t force him to milk it for more money.
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Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 10/09/2026
So 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?
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If only
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Serious question: can you think of a more tone deaf ad campaign (non political) than the current Meta “we’re betting on people” one?
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Huh? 🤔
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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Grape Harvest at Rüdesheim (Rheingau), Germany, c. 1900
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BostonJoan 🏳️‍🌈 🦫 @bostonjoan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I 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...
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It’s time for Mark Zuckerberg to resign from Meta | Joan Donovan
The CEO is the throughline in a history of billion-dollar blunders that have caused real harm, culminating in last week’s settlement
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
There”s a place in Philly that makes huitlacoche pizza - can’t say I’ve tried it, but I would
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Sometimes I think it would be fun to live in Jamieworld
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
static.klipy.com
Whatcha Talkin Bout Willis
ALT: Whatcha Talkin Bout Willis
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Mike Madaio @lifeattable.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
You ate steak tartare in MAHA world? You are braver than I. 🤣😐
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