Peter Stafford-Bow
@peterstaffordbow.bsky.social
Novelist, Minstrel of Wine. 🍷 Author of the Felix Hart Novels including Corkscrew and Eastern Promise.
Substack (all free!) here ⬇️
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Substack (all free!) here ⬇️
https://open.substack.com/pub/peterstaffordbow
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once when i was in high school my neighbors who blew up barrels of tannerite with their rifles on the weekends got drunk with their 12 year old cousin and went 4 wheeling and flipped the four wheeler and one of them stumbled into our house and stole a bowl of grapes and passed out on the couch
January 22, 2026 at 6:56 AM
once when i was in high school my neighbors who blew up barrels of tannerite with their rifles on the weekends got drunk with their 12 year old cousin and went 4 wheeling and flipped the four wheeler and one of them stumbled into our house and stole a bowl of grapes and passed out on the couch
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Raffaello Sorbi (Italian 1844–1931) La festa della vendemmia (The Harvest Dance) 1893. Note the "married vines" -- trained on trees.
January 17, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Raffaello Sorbi (Italian 1844–1931) La festa della vendemmia (The Harvest Dance) 1893. Note the "married vines" -- trained on trees.
Absolutely sickened by the relentless propaganda around so-called Dry January. In my thoughtful and balanced post, I explain why we should shun this sour, faithless pseudo-Lent. (Link in bio)
January 17, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Absolutely sickened by the relentless propaganda around so-called Dry January. In my thoughtful and balanced post, I explain why we should shun this sour, faithless pseudo-Lent. (Link in bio)
Bin men suddenly incoming on a SUNDAY
a man in a military uniform has a name tag that says ' johnson ' on it
ALT: a man in a military uniform has a name tag that says ' johnson ' on it
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December 28, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Bin men suddenly incoming on a SUNDAY
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
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Polar Bears drinking Christmas Wine, Postcard, United Kingdom, 1902
December 25, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Polar Bears drinking Christmas Wine, Postcard, United Kingdom, 1902
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Wines linked to Putin and Patriarch Kirill enter U.S. tasting contest in San Francisco, brought in personal luggage by Kovalchuk aide
The Insider details how wines made next door to Putin's Black Sea palace ended up in California.
The Insider details how wines made next door to Putin's Black Sea palace ended up in California.
Wines linked to Putin and Patriarch Kirill enter U.S. tasting contest in San Francisco, brought in personal luggage by Kovalchuk aide
Wines from the Krinitsa and Usadba Divnomorskoye wineries near Vladimir Putin’s Black Sea palace in Gelendzhik, as well as from the Mezyb winery linked to Russian Orthodox Church head Patriarch Kirill...
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December 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Wines linked to Putin and Patriarch Kirill enter U.S. tasting contest in San Francisco, brought in personal luggage by Kovalchuk aide
The Insider details how wines made next door to Putin's Black Sea palace ended up in California.
The Insider details how wines made next door to Putin's Black Sea palace ended up in California.
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We don’t talk enough about how the English are a people of the Baltic - the Angeln region from which they originated borders the Baltic Sea
December 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
We don’t talk enough about how the English are a people of the Baltic - the Angeln region from which they originated borders the Baltic Sea
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Sandra, calm down, I can explain everything
November 11, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Sandra, calm down, I can explain everything
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Wine or Sword? Kartlis Deda (“Mother of Georgians”) stands above Tbilisi’s old town, Sololaki. In her left hand a bowl of wine to greet those who come as friends, in her right hand a sword for those who come as enemies. Designed by prominent Georgian sculptor Elguja Amashukeli and erected in 1958
November 10, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Wine or Sword? Kartlis Deda (“Mother of Georgians”) stands above Tbilisi’s old town, Sololaki. In her left hand a bowl of wine to greet those who come as friends, in her right hand a sword for those who come as enemies. Designed by prominent Georgian sculptor Elguja Amashukeli and erected in 1958
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god this is properly mortifying stuff from Zarah there, GCSE-level analysis, quite hard to watch
We take no joy criticising a young left-wing UK political figure who has often spoken up for workers' rights and progressive causes. But these barely coherent comments from Zarah Sultana on Ukraine sum up much of what is wrong with her wing of the left www.instagram.com/reel/DQT62ys...
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October 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
god this is properly mortifying stuff from Zarah there, GCSE-level analysis, quite hard to watch
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In terms of process, I enjoy writing but revising????? Oh, that’s my real kink. A second or third draft???? A fourth???? Making tweaks on my desktop AND my phone???? *moans* I’m a WHORE for revision.
October 20, 2025 at 2:05 AM
In terms of process, I enjoy writing but revising????? Oh, that’s my real kink. A second or third draft???? A fourth???? Making tweaks on my desktop AND my phone???? *moans* I’m a WHORE for revision.
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
October 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
Where I drink wine in Bordeaux and realise that the only future for Britain and France is another merger.
October 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Where I drink wine in Bordeaux and realise that the only future for Britain and France is another merger.
‘Petronius to Partridge’ - this will be a fabulous book. Can’t wait!
Very pleased to announce that I'm doing a new book with @atlanticbooks.bsky.social who did such a great job with the last one. Title TBC but it's about 'Wine and class from Petronius to Partridge'. Publishing autumn 2027. They're also taking on Empire of Booze following collapse of Unbound.
October 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
‘Petronius to Partridge’ - this will be a fabulous book. Can’t wait!
A little story of my visit to the Agly Valley in Roussillon, where I picked pert bunches of Grenache and trod upon them.
(Substack link in bio)
(Substack link in bio)
October 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
A little story of my visit to the Agly Valley in Roussillon, where I picked pert bunches of Grenache and trod upon them.
(Substack link in bio)
(Substack link in bio)
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🇲🇩 Moldova, you’ve done it again.
No attempt to sow fear or division could break your resolve.
You made your choice clear:
Europe. Democracy. Freedom.
Our door is open. And we will stand with you every step of the way.
The future is yours.
No attempt to sow fear or division could break your resolve.
You made your choice clear:
Europe. Democracy. Freedom.
Our door is open. And we will stand with you every step of the way.
The future is yours.
September 29, 2025 at 7:37 AM
🇲🇩 Moldova, you’ve done it again.
No attempt to sow fear or division could break your resolve.
You made your choice clear:
Europe. Democracy. Freedom.
Our door is open. And we will stand with you every step of the way.
The future is yours.
No attempt to sow fear or division could break your resolve.
You made your choice clear:
Europe. Democracy. Freedom.
Our door is open. And we will stand with you every step of the way.
The future is yours.
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Wild lettuce secretes a milky substance that was used in the 19th century as a sedative. It is sometimes known as “opium lettuce.”
And that’s why salads for lunch are dangerous.
And that’s why salads for lunch are dangerous.
September 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Wild lettuce secretes a milky substance that was used in the 19th century as a sedative. It is sometimes known as “opium lettuce.”
And that’s why salads for lunch are dangerous.
And that’s why salads for lunch are dangerous.
My latest Substack (free to read!) is a tear-jerking story of suffering and pigeon persecution amongst the vineyards of London’s Zone Two. 🐦🍇
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open.substack.com/pub/petersta...
One is a Vineyard
Or, how I became a peasant.
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September 20, 2025 at 9:25 AM
My latest Substack (free to read!) is a tear-jerking story of suffering and pigeon persecution amongst the vineyards of London’s Zone Two. 🐦🍇
open.substack.com/pub/petersta...
open.substack.com/pub/petersta...
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replacing Batman fight onomatopoeiae with old midwestern brewery names
August 30, 2025 at 3:34 AM
replacing Batman fight onomatopoeiae with old midwestern brewery names
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Zeller Schwarze Katz (Black Cat) is a German vineyard region near Zell/Mosel. Legend says in 1863, when Aachen wine merchants couldn't choose between three barrels of winemaker Peter Anton, a black cat jumped on one and defended it fiercely. They bought that barrel.
August 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Zeller Schwarze Katz (Black Cat) is a German vineyard region near Zell/Mosel. Legend says in 1863, when Aachen wine merchants couldn't choose between three barrels of winemaker Peter Anton, a black cat jumped on one and defended it fiercely. They bought that barrel.
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When on the train from Bucharest to Istanbul, it’s important to take provisions and all necessary medication…
August 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
When on the train from Bucharest to Istanbul, it’s important to take provisions and all necessary medication…
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59/ Luxembourg has a minister of wine, due to the industry's importance to the economy. It is, however, the norm for Luxembourg cabinet ministers to hold multiple posts at once.
August 2, 2025 at 10:51 AM
59/ Luxembourg has a minister of wine, due to the industry's importance to the economy. It is, however, the norm for Luxembourg cabinet ministers to hold multiple posts at once.