The Noble Grape
TaylorMostly wine writing about mostly non-vinifera and other cool things happening in and around North Carolina. If I hear one bad thing about muscadines, we are turning this car around.
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Making Wine in 2025
Perks of early mornings at the winery
I want to make wine. There, I said it.
If you have talked to me in the past year, you’re probably rolling your eyes. Duh, I want to make wine. That has been obvious for a while, but saying it out loud...
Cheers to Plēb Urban Winery
Chris Denesha, co-owner and head winemaker at Plēb Urban Winery, in the winery during a service industry day. This the first day I met Chris and Cora and spent time in Plēb’s winery.
I was making wine last month. This month, I’m not.
I h...
b-sides: liner notes
If you follow me or @noblegrapenc on Instagram, you may have seen that my entry to the Jancis Robinson 2024 Wine Writing Contest was recently published on jancisrobinson.com. Mine is one of a few dozen essays that comprise the long list of...
Muscadine is for innovators
Despite the name of my Substack, which is a reference to the Noble variety of muscadine, I haven’t written much about the Southeast’s native grape. That’s partly because I have been so preoccupied studying for this damn CSW exam (for any ne...
Bug spray and other ironic olfactory experiences
My scraggly little garden
The only word to describe my body’s reaction to the smell of bug spray is ironic. That harsh chemical smell hits my nostrils and sends a signal to the deepest part of my brain that I’m outside. The artificial bege...
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