It’s not only Dwight Furrow. The argument is taken up by Joe Fattorini joefattorini.substack.com/p/the-haunted-… I’ll need to respond….when does lexicon become enough? How do we communicate? Fermented grape juice as ineffable seems too suspicious to countenance.

Is wine hard to write about? The original piece by Dariusz Galasiński: winemag.co.za/wine/opinion/d…

And a response by Jamie Goode: wineanorak.com/2025/05/02/is-…

I have voted. I shall never understand people who don’t take part in elections.

.Justyna Ziółkowska and my latest book ‘Suicide and the Self’ (Routledge) is in the last stages of production. Just got an email about my complimentary copies. Always a good sign.

.Justyna Ziółkowska and my edited volume, Handbook of Language of Death and Dying is almost ready for submission for production with Routledge. Bloody hell it’s been a difficult project.

On Tuesdays i eat breakfast in a cafe. I sit down with my laptop and do some work, with students and faculty around. I do enjoy this pale semblance of bohemian life.

Wine writing isn’t hard. Good writing is. Language is enough - no need for heroics. Dariusz Galasiński responds to his critics: winemag.co.za/wine/opinion/d…

Ojcowie, macie podobne doświadczenia ze szpitali?

Wine writing is ordinary. Good writing is extraordinary. Language is enough - no need for heroics. My response to my polemicists in Winemag . winemag.co.za/wine/opinion/d…

Suicide and the Self (with Justyna Ziółkowska) is on our publishers’ www. I’m chuffed! routledge.com/Suicide-and-th…

Enough with the false kindness that divides drinkers into ‘knowledgeable’ and ‘ignorant.’ Wine is for pleasure, not approval writes Dariusz Galasiński winemag.co.za/wine/opinion/d…

On the snobism of ‘empowering’ wine lovers. I don’t need to be wine confident and I certainly don’t need you make me ‘empowered’. Winemag winemag.co.za/wine/opinion/d…

Reality of the ‚banned’ variety. Olivier Jaquet. #pinotnoirproject

I very much enjoyed Meg Maker ‘s account of wine language development over time. Very interesting. #pinotnoirproject

That was quite a tasting. #pinotnoirproject

I’m just chuffed. JZ and my new book has arrived this morning in its hardcover materiality. Holding a product of a few years’ work never gets boring, it’s always exciting. Please repost if you can.

I didn’t expect this wine to be this good, it’s exquisite. Though pricey it’s worth every penny. Thank you Châteaux Montus & Bouscassé

I am writing on wine and culture in Decanter. Chuffed to see it in print.