Wine is headed toward a humidity trap Land Wine is headed toward a humidity trap

The climate migration story for wine has a big problem

Chase Purdy · 7 min read · Apr 7

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Culture One chart, five countries. The PIWI landscape in Europe

A chart says 1,000 words

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Culture Wine's long hierarchy is starting to crack

Meet the vines that don't need saving

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Culture The 'blue laws' are receding. The anxiety that created them isn't

Your $14 mocktail has a longer history than you think

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Politics
Politics Are we on the cusp of the first $1 trillion Farm Bill?

A trillion dollars, mostly groceries

Chase Purdy · 7 min read
Politics The $4.99 bird for everyone

Let them eat Costco

Chase Purdy · 10 min read
Politics Rollins defends a budget nobody expects to pass

The numbers are contested. The direction of travel is not

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Land
Land Even if hybrids win the vineyard, how do they win the cellar?

Breaking sustainable grapes into the premium market

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Land In China, a rice fix that's making things worse

Good farming can't fix bad air

Chase Purdy · 7 min read
Land The most important crop in the world has a problem

Norman Borlaug saved a billion lives. Now let's read the fine print

Chase Purdy · 9 min read
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