{"product_id":"noble-rot-issue-37-our-wine-culture-is-in-better-shape-than-ever","title":"Noble Rot Issue 37: Our Wine Culture is in Better Shape Than Ever","description":"\u003cdiv title=\"Page 1\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished 21st February 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhoever said young people in 2025 don’t drink wine probably hasn’t spent much time around young people — or good wine, for that matter. Yes, global alcohol consumption is down, and industrial brands are suffering losses. But from the day some 12 years ago that we published the first issue of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNoble Rot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewe’ve been riding a wave of profound changes sweeping the world of artisanal wine, capturing the imagination of more budding winos than ever. Today, there’s nothing more satisfying than hearing our twenty-something sommeliers, customers and readers talk passionately about their love of wine, or witnessing the growth of a thriving\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ebar à vins\u003c\/i\u003escene everywhere from Melbourne to Manchester. In reality, as Jon Bonné outlines in our 37\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einstalment, our beautiful wine culture isn’t so much waning in popularity as in better shape than ever.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eAlso in issue 37…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e…\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003ewe have dinner with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBenedict\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCumberbatch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith Curnonsky’s Five Greatest Whites (Château-Chalon, Château-Grillet, Château d’Yquem, Coulée de Serrant, and Montrachet). The problem is that he only really likes drinking red.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e…\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrvine Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereviews an eclectic selection of wines, from La Mission Haut-Brion (“This one has the moves!”) to Mateus Rosé (“In its iconic flask-shaped bottle, smooth shoulders tapering from a long neck into that cerise dress, is this tipple as seductive as ever? You bet!”).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e…\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eKwame Onwuachi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etravels to Jamaica to uncover the origins of jerk, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSlutty Cheff\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003evisits an abattoir to watch a cow being killed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e…\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLevi Dalton\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eprofiles\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDomaine Dujac\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003efounder\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJacques Seysses\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(who besides making legendary Burgundies mentored a who’s who of other vignerons), and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlice Feiring\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emeets\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJosimar Yacuta Verduzco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003ean illegal Mexican immigrant\u003cspan\u003e who joined the French foreign legion before finding his métier making Cornas\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003ePlus:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewe shine a spotlight on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJura Ploussard, Cahors, Beaujolais\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eF.T. Marinetti’s 1932\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFuturist Cookbook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ewine memes\u003c\/b\u003e, XL Recordings’ co-owner\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Mills\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eand Spain’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eCamino de Santiago pilgrimage reimagined as a wine tour\u003c\/b\u003e, among much more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eCover by Hattie Stewart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Noble Rot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48295483244702,"sku":"ctl1789752473598","price":19.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/6976\/9118\/files\/noble-rot-issue-37-our-wine-culture-is-in-better-shape-than-ever_1.png?v=1789752479","url":"https:\/\/velvetdrapeclad.shop\/products\/noble-rot-issue-37-our-wine-culture-is-in-better-shape-than-ever","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}