B.Y.O.B. , Issue 2.1

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

B.Y.O.B. stands for “Bring Your Own Bottle”, but in our case, it’s about bringing your own story, passion and experience. In this 136-page issue (format: 5.5x 8.25 inches), you’ll find:

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).

A look back at the first-ever BYOB dinner in New York, which took place 25 years ago.

In this issue:
– 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).