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A new independent quarterly wine magazine exploring the fascinating world of low-intervention wine.

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B.Y.O.B. Episode 2.2: Never Enough Burgundy (Our First Anniversary Issue)

In 128 pages you’ll find:

Why everybody suddenly wants to drink the same bottles — Pierre Renauld applies René Girard's theory of mimetic desire to cult wines, allocations, and modern wine culture.
Raj Vaidya traces Burgundy's remarkable organic transformation over the past four decades, while Paul Knittel asks whether farming itself is beginning to challenge our understanding of terroir.
Steven Graf's practical guide to buying, cellaring, and drinking Burgundy without losing your mind — or your savings.
Why the Hautes-Côtes are becoming one of Burgundy's most compelling places to grow wine, followed by in-depth conversations with Alexandre Aires (Maison A&S), Lucas Saulnier (Domaine Les Monts), Alban Desazars (Maison Ex Nihilo), Bastien Gautheron (Maison Gautheron d'Anost), and Valentin Krug, exploring where one of Burgundy's most dynamic appellations is heading.
Sara Keene sets out in search of Burgundy's most promising young winemakers at Haut les Mains.
One Week, Nine Visits — Alexander Shchurenkov spends a week with Jaeok Chu Cramette (Domaine d'Eugénie), Jean Marshall, Amélie Berthaud (Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet), Antoine Lepetit de la Bigne (La Pierre Ronde), Seiichi Sato (Domaine Petit-Roy), Chisa Bize, Jean Orsoni & Juliette Puyperoux (Le Puy de l'Ours), Jérôme Galeyrand, and Vincent Paindavoine, discovering the winemakers quietly reshaping Burgundy.
Aligoté's remarkable rise from Kir to cult status, and why one of Burgundy's oldest grapes has become one of its defining stories.
Why Marsannay is closer than ever to joining Burgundy's premier cru elite.
German winemaker Johannes Aufricht on flower labels, obsessive precision, and the Aligoté that was never part of the plan.
B.Y.O.B. Paris Editor Yasha Lysenko reports on Japan's most elusive cult producer, Domaine Takahiko.

In 112 pages of Episode 2.1, you'll find:

The Kaleidoscope of Meunier: how Champagne’s long-overlooked grape has become a lens for diversity, identity, and expression.
In-depth interviews with Champagne star winemakers: Elise Dechannes, Jérôme Lefèvre, Aurore Casanova, and Jérôme Coessens.
Champagne gets spiced: Philippe Marquès, head sommelier at Royal Champagne, elaborates on his idea of “pepper pairings.”
A few great ideas for when sparkling wines should not try to be Champagne.
What changed at La Dive Bouteille this year?
Can terroir survive dealcoholization? What a mini-vertical of non-alcoholic sparkling wine reveals about the category’s future.
“Robert Parker gave me 61 points”: fantastic outtakes on cool Spanish wines from the Off the Records salon, held in Madrid.
An insider’s view on Marsala by Manfredi Franco.
Garrigue or Gariga: Dominic Ashby follows in the footsteps of Julia Blackburn in Thin Paths: Journeys In and Around an Italian Mountain Village, tracing the coast from the French Riviera through to Liguria.
Young Winemaker’s Diary, Part IV — by Stephanie Wangui, former senior sommelier at Noble Rot Mayfair, who spent almost a year as a trainee viticulturist at the legendary Domaine Roulot.
Wine Substacks We Read, Part II: six wine writers bringing us knowledge and inspiration.
How have vegetables changed the rules of pairing? We asked sommeliers and wine directors from Plates (London, UK), Oyster Oyster (Washington D.C., USA), and Horváth (Berlin, Germany).

In 112 pages of B.Y.O.B. Episode 1.3, you’ll find:

Nelson Pari speaks with Carlotta Rinaldi, Federico Scarzello, Gianni Ballarin, Philine Isabelle, Gian Luca Colombo, Alessandro Ceretto, and Enrico Rivetto about what it costs to be (or not to be) a biodynamist in Barolo.
An honest talk with Alessandro Salvano of Drink Wines Not Labels on what it means to live and work just a few meters outside the Barolo DOCG, on organic farming, and on his vision for much-needed change in the Langhe.
The best places to eat and drink in Italy, in the words of our beloved winemakers and winemaking families: Frank Cornelissen, Arianna Occhipinti, Elisabetta Foradori, Mateja Gravner, and Emanuele, Isabella, and Guido Pelizzatti Perego.
Some greats of Tuscany: Rocco Sanjust of Petrolo on his whites, and Stella di Campalto on her reds.
Corsican Sciaccarellu — a wine with pinosité at its core yet a Mediterranean soul all its own.
Young Winemaker’s Diary, Part III — by Stephanie Wangui, former Noble Rot Mayfair senior sommelier, who spent almost a year as a trainee viticulturist at the legendary Domaine Roulot.
Steven Graf’s francophone guide to Italian wines.
What Italian wines and a Caprese salad taught chef Nir Sarig about balance.
The Michelin Guide that shaped restaurants now wants to shape wine. Can it?
Clément Colin-Morey on his journey promoting small Italian producers in his native Burgundy.
Six active and inspiring Substack wine writers bringing us knowledge and inspiration.
A search for a perfect — though unusual — Negroni that led us to Milan.

In 120 pages of B.Y.O.B. Episode 1.2, you’ll find:

New Wave German Wine — From Elbling to Cabernet Franc, in the words of Jan Wongse Raumland, Jonas Dostert, Julien Renard, Lukas Hammelmann, Rosalie Curtin, Juliane Eichblatt, and Kai Schätzel of Weingut Schätzel.
"White Barolo"—A grand nickname for a little-known grape: Timorasso. So what is Timorasso wine really like? How is it—and isn’t it—like Riesling? And which producers are worth knowing? Time to map the landscape of Derthona.
Five Reasons to Fall for Assyrtiko (if you haven’t already).
Young Winemaker’s Diary, Part II—By Stephanie Wangui, a former Noble Rot Mayfair senior sommelier, now a trainee viticulturist at the legendary Domaine Roulot.
The Most Unusual Pairing to Champagne You Could Ever Imagine.
Some New Realities of the Harvest—Or why we can now talk about the death of the vintage report.
What True Hospitality Is Like—And What a True Wine Bar Should Be.
Heatwave Pairing: Owners and Sommeliers of Our Favorite New York Wine Spots Share Their Best Wines.
Thoughts on Beauty, Snobbery, and the Evolution of Taste,

And more.

In 136 pages of B.Y.O.B. Episode 1.1, you'll find:

A deep dive into the neo-micro-négociant movement, featuring insights from Arnaud Lopez of Maison Pinot Noar, Icy Liu, Catharina Sadde of Les Horées, Colleen and Nicholas Harbour of Maison Harbour, Mark Haisma, Patrick Johnston from Si Tu Sais, Loïc Lamy of Vins Saisons, Adrien Lattard, and others.
Interviews with winemakers Benjamin Leroux, Pierre-Vincent Girardin, and Talloulah Dubourg from Domaine de Cassiopée.
Everything you need to know about German winemaker Tino Kuban, whose projects—Les Jardins Vivants and Maison Glandien—spark constant debate among Burgundy connoisseurs.
A conversation with Aaron Ayscough on spearheading the natural wine movement in Burgundy and beyond.
The first chapter of a captivating four-part diary by Stephanie Wangui, chronicling her journey from senior sommelier at Noble Rot Mayfair to winemaker in Burgundy.
A conversation with Aaron Ayscough on spearheading the natural wine movement in Burgundy and beyond.
Speculation in the fine wine market and how to navigate its challenges, by winemaker and businesswoman Isabel Claire.
A look at the people, events, and weather conditions that have shaped the Côte d’Or over the past 50 years.
What it’s like to drink 100-year-old wine (and why some people do it all the time).

And more.

B.Y.O.B. Magazine A new independent quarterly wine magazine exploring the fascinating world of low-intervention wine.

B.Y.O.B. Magazine

A new independent quarterly wine magazine exploring the fascinating world of low-intervention wine.