The Sauce
Charlie Brown, Sam Dixon BrownDeep dives into food and wine culture. By Charlie Brown, writer & ex-wine store and bar owner. 12+ years in the wine & food industry
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 312 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 7 days ago |
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Dispatches from the first two weeks in a Welsh cottage
The view from the path above our village
The sun rises early in North Wales. The first slivers of daylight appear around 3 am. By 6 am, it’s already bright and warm, living under a heat dome, as we have been for the last two weeks.
The li...
Burgundy: home to some of the best value wines in the world
Controversial maybe, but true
As promised earlier in the week, Sam is taking the reins today to talk about his favourite thing: value Burgundy (it exists, I promise!). For paid subscribers, we’ve also got bottle recommendations all under $...
We're back, with news!
After a particularly stressful international move with many WTF AM I DOING moments, this dispatch comes to you not from Portugal, my home for the last three years, but 1500 miles north, from my new home in North Wales. Although this is wher...
To find the best places to eat and drink in a new city, follow the chain of recommendations
First up, some news about your subscription.
This month, my husband and I move back to the UK. Portugal has been our home for nearly three years, but thanks to a few unforeseen personal reasons, we must return from whence we came. That me...
How to eat and drink well in Seville
This is a big, tourist-filled town, but amongst it all, there are real gems
A couple of weeks ago, I passed through Seville on my way to Jerez. 2026 marks the 16th year I’ve been visiting the city, touching down on its sun-soaked airstrip...
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Food, drink and culture writer | 13+ years in hospitality | Founder & previous owner of what was once awarded Britain's "best independent wine retailer"
13+ years in wine including co-founder of Vino Vero, and winemaking intern at Domaine Chapel (Beaujolais, France) and Dominio do Açor (Dão, Portugal)
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