Blind tasting can seem like the wine world’s most mystical practice. Wine flavor scientist Dr. Rachel B. Allison breaks down how it’s done.

Sicilian American singer and folklorist Michela Musolino teaches Rose Thomas about the donkey as a symbol of the contadino through two southern Italian folk songs.

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Michele Thomas is a writer, sommelier and the manager and buyer at a neighborhood wine shop in Brooklyn.

This conversation inspired a collaboration: Michele is now the editor of Modo di Bere Magazine!

Never stop learning how to say cheers, wherever you go, whatever you like to drink. 

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Rose Thomas spills the prosecco on Italian swears, her favorite Italian gesture, the ultimate spritz recipe, and the bartender travel advice that could cure your ennui.

This is part 1 of a wine travel story.
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In a city that has everything, was nursing a seltzer all night really newly sober Sam Bail’s only option?

The gustatory glory of multicultural NYC has been food writer Giulia Álvarez-Katz's stomping ground for as long as she can remember.

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In her literary memoir The Rye Bread Marriage, author and food writer Michaele Weissman turns her skills with history, psychology and adventure to her own family story.

As an advocate for small growers with her company Wine Soul, Alessandra Caroni educates us about Trento DOC.

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Culinary historian and bakery manager Avery Robinson works with a nonprofit called Rye Revival, encouraging people to plant and enjoy more rye.

Susannah Gold returns as the expert on Lombardia for the Modo di Bere series The Boot in 20. For each of Italy's 20 wine regions, Rose Thomas asks an expert to bring the map to life, identifying major grapes, wines, soils and microclimates.  

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A conversation with Joyce Lin, sommelier, artist and food and wine pairing specialist.

Rose Thomas interviews Andrea Rossi, president of the Consorzio of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. Silvia Loriga, who works at the Consorzio, translates.

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Rose Thomas reports from a month on the road for Modo di Bere, a trip that’s taking her from Texas to New Mexico to Italy.

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Shelly Wilfong, host of the podcast This is Texas Wine, takes Rose Thomas through the map of the USA's fifth-largest wine producing state.

Rose Thomas returns from a summer of research and adventure, kicking off the season with a collection of hangover sayings from around the world.

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On the road for Modo di Bere, Rose Thomas records the story of how she overcame her trepidation about driving in Italy and Spain.

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Ersilia Prosperi, the composer of the Modo di Bere theme music, and her illustrious producer Amy Denio play together in Ou, a band that sings in a myriad of dialects.

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For each of Italy's 20 wine regions, Rose Thomas asks an expert to bring the map to life. Wine Scholar Susannah Gold illuminates Campania's deep commitment to its local grape varieties.

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