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Whose national anthem was once a drinking song?
Christmas wine quiz - part two
Our Annual Wine Quiz - part one: an Olympic Year
To cope with the present, study the past
From collecting to selecting. The new rules of wine status
Forgotten (anti)heroes of wine: Dave West
It was the best of wines, and the worst of times
Sex without sex. Wine without wine
This one tool will make you a better (wine) writer
Why are the influential refusing to influence?
When people show you who they are, believe them
Gwyneth Paltrow isn't wrong about everything
What they don’t tell you about wine drinkers at business school
Disabled crabs, hippo gynaecology, caps, and wine
"Bottoms up": more than just a toast
The "Tyranny of the Label" works like real Tyranny
Is the UK drinks business largely male, white, and middle class?
Poisonous Perverts, a p*nis, l'objet petit a, and wine porn.
Announcing my new book "Luxury Subversion"
Heroes/villains of wine: notes on Rt Hon Lord Ernest Marples PC
"Eye-level is buy level". But where is eye-level?
What connects Norwich, Bordeaux, Sherry, Madeira, Postcodes, and Fleurie?
Wines for usurers, (rugger-) buggers, and lunchtime.
What's the difference between "luxury marketing" and "wine snobbery"?
Sweden - a land of sin. And protection against sinning.
London's strangest wine/ad/ad/wine coincidence
Which wine pairs with Teddy Bears?
What drugged spiders tell us about the wine industry
The Fattorini-Bat-Urine-Screen
Three wine recommendations from Barbara Pym
Can you be "too available"? Yes. But it's rare.
Historians of the Future: Rudi Dutschke and the return of prohibition
Scores on wine apps are rubbish
Wine is a religion. Or at the very least it acts like one.
Influence without the influencers
Influence is more than influencers
Death, dung, and wine-penis-injections
On alcoholic and military incompetence
In praise of wine “communitas”
The road to virtue is paved with bad intentions
A non-political political wine post
Sherry comes in three styles: Sunak, Truss, and Johnson
I went viral on Instagram with wine “content”. Here’s how
Three bizarre and regal English wine stories...
What's right is wrong and what's wrong is right
Prevent a Bacchanal with a WineWizard
A shouting moped driver doesn't communicate "luxury"
Fear and loathing in Glasvegas
Is it worth being sustainable when the nuclear alarm is wailing?
A sommelier in your pocket (and five curious facts)
Could a can of wine help save the planet?
Launching 1st June - Drinking with Joe and Maya
When talking about wine, talk to the least interested
Disco Demolition and what comes after prosecco
Meet the winemaker - Romik Arconian of Chateau Canon Chaigneau
Why reports of Sherry's revival are greatly exaggerated
Dennis, the random number generator
Five (daft) facts about wine and American politics
Prosecco is not a wine, it's a lifestyle
Wine critics are like lavatory paper (a revisit)
On marathons, wombat poo, and irregular verbs
Claim your free one-to-one chat with Joe
The most desirable wines have a dress code
A wine is a many splendored thing
Five quick wine things for a bank holiday
Historians of the Future: John Elfreth Watkins
The only thing that matters is the comfort and durability of the shoe
Five snobbish things about wine
QAnon for Wine Moms. Another blow to wine
Wine myths #2768: "the liquid in the bottle is all that matters"
Why is nobody "the Amex Black Card" of wine?
Gary Barlow's wine TV show... and four more things for Monday
Wine is a byproduct of the caneles industry
Exclusive offer/question for Joe's paid subscribers
Paid subscriber meetup TONIGHT
"It's the sort of wine they'd drink on Succession"
"This book is best read on the lavatory"
Revenge of the pleasure seekers. And four other things
Positioning is not where your wine goes on the shelf
It's time for Joe Fattorini's paid-subscriber meet-up
Lemons. The answer to wine, the universe, and everything
What makes a chateau a chateau?
Can you personalise wine selections? Should you?
Champagne Skirts are a thing. And four more.
What connects Hampton Court Palace, The Bible, Sheffield, and wine?
Should wine companies even have target markets?
Wine's problem is not its taste. It's taste
How two men and a donkey created a Rioja powerhouse
Five (wine) things to start the week
Can I just shock you... I like celebrity wines
We ride elephants, not chariots. Prosecco producers take note.