Eric Asimov

@ablegrape @wblakegray Total failure of hospitality.

@EricAsimov @wblakegray It's rare, but it happens. I still remember the somm at (Michelin-starred!) Terra, in Saint Helena, who insisted a bottle of corked wine was fine, refused to replace the bottle, and when I politely insisted, refused to taste the (delicious) replacement bottle next to the first.

They're going to hate me but ... depending on the somm, AI might be better. I'm sorry. AI will never be as good as a Master Sommelier, but they're never on the floor. I love a good somm's personal touch. But if I get some dismissive know-it-all who doesn't listen ...

In restaurants, artificial intelligence enters the wine selection process. nytimes.com/2026/03/19/din…

Hidden on page 744 of the farm bill the House Agriculture Committee passed Thursday is a provision that would condemn millions of pigs to a lifetime in gestation crates. Rebranded the 'Save Our Bacon Act,' it's a pork-industry play to wipe out every state law banning the sale of pork from crated pigs — laws the conservative Supreme Court upheld in 2023. Over 85% of Democrats and Republicans oppose these crates. Voters have backed ballot measures to ban them in state after state. The pork industry knows it can't win a straight vote on this. So it's burying the provision in an 800-page bill and hoping no one notices. Contact your senators and representative today and tell them: oppose the farm bill unless the Save Our Bacon Act is stripped out. You can reach them at senate.gov and house.gov — it takes two minutes and it matters.

Great wines are coming from the unheralded San Luis Obispo Coast. nytimes.com/2026/03/05/din…

Unexpected place to find wine humor, but perfectly in context.

Tariffs don't seem to be helping the American wine industry one year in. nytimes.com/2026/02/19/din…

Bubbly is the classic beverage of romance. This year, make it sekt, German sparkling wine, a genre that has been thoroughly rejuvenated. nytimes.com/2026/02/10/din…

Trump says he was the one who decided to post the video with racist imagery of the Obamas, not an anonymous aide, but says he didn't watch to the end before sending it to "the people" to post for him. But he has no regrets. "No, I didn’t make a mistake." nytimes.com/2026/02/06/us/…

In @nytopinion The @nytimes editorial board published an index tracking 12 categories of democratic erosion in October. The ICE crackdown has pushed America closer toward an autocracy. nyti.ms/4bFWxlI

Trump is now mobilizing the power of the federal government to relitigate the 2020 election that he lost by once again advancing lies and distortions already debunked by Republicans and judges. Here is what really happened, by @reidepstein @NYTnickc nytimes.com/2026/01/29/us/…

Access to The New York Times online now available for free across the New York Public Library system nypl.org/press/new-york…

How I fell in love with a brand of single malt and then couldn't find it again for years. nytimes.com/2026/01/22/din…

When people want to avoid actual analysis, they resort to the tropes of cultural conflict. Hence, "wine moms." nytimes.com/2026/01/21/din…

These 10 unfashionable wines all deserve reconsideration in 2026. nytimes.com/2026/01/02/din…

Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches nytimes.com/interactive/20… via @NYTimes

12 American sparkling wines for toasting the New Year. nytimes.com/2025/12/26/din…

WHAT I’VE LEARNED | Jancis Robinson MW OBE 67pallmall.com/what-ive-learn…

Of the many bottles that I opened this year, these were the 12 wines I could not forget. nytimes.com/2025/12/11/din…

The Most Interesting Wine Books of 2025 nytimes.com/2025/12/01/din…