Dariusz Galasiński
@dgalasinski.bsky.social
Immigrant. Professor (Uni Wroclaw), linguist. Research on masculinity, suicide, illness, and communication about wine. Here often comments on wine and wine communication.
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Dariusz Galasiński: ‘Is wine a message that extends beyond its agricultural site?’ - Decanter
Dariusz Galasiński is a linguist and professor, and has been a wine lover since 1989. Here, he explores the cultural significance of wine.
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Another text of mine on things wine. This time about the idea that wine represents a culture or a 'sense of place'. I am very sceptical.
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Candied sauerkraut is probably the least expected ingredient of a dessert. And it was brilliant.
In LeGosse in Wroclaw.
In LeGosse in Wroclaw.
November 14, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Candied sauerkraut is probably the least expected ingredient of a dessert. And it was brilliant.
In LeGosse in Wroclaw.
In LeGosse in Wroclaw.
Tasted a skin-contact riesling from Winnica Silesian in Lower Silesia. A new wine from them, it didn’t have a label yet. It was very very good. With theese kinds of wines Polish wine has a good future.
November 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Tasted a skin-contact riesling from Winnica Silesian in Lower Silesia. A new wine from them, it didn’t have a label yet. It was very very good. With theese kinds of wines Polish wine has a good future.
That was surprisingly good, possibly even very good. A clean and interesting wine. And the price makes it very accessible @simonjwoolf.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
That was surprisingly good, possibly even very good. A clean and interesting wine. And the price makes it very accessible @simonjwoolf.com
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If you want a sneak peek at my forthcoming book, Temperance Lives: Life Assurance, Drink and Medicine in Britain, 1840-1918, you can read part of the introduction and check out the contents and indexes with this widget bloomsburycp3.codemantra.com/viewer/690c7... @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
If you want a sneak peek at my forthcoming book, Temperance Lives: Life Assurance, Drink and Medicine in Britain, 1840-1918, you can read part of the introduction and check out the contents and indexes with this widget bloomsburycp3.codemantra.com/viewer/690c7... @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social
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From Here to Humility
Guest post by @bitesizetherapy.bsky.social on the foundational importance of humility in psychotherapy
At every stage, a clinician must be willing to acknowledge that they do not have all the answers
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Guest post by @bitesizetherapy.bsky.social on the foundational importance of humility in psychotherapy
At every stage, a clinician must be willing to acknowledge that they do not have all the answers
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/from-here-...
From Here to Humility
At every stage, a clinician must be willing to acknowledge that they do not have all the answers
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November 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
From Here to Humility
Guest post by @bitesizetherapy.bsky.social on the foundational importance of humility in psychotherapy
At every stage, a clinician must be willing to acknowledge that they do not have all the answers
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/from-here-...
Guest post by @bitesizetherapy.bsky.social on the foundational importance of humility in psychotherapy
At every stage, a clinician must be willing to acknowledge that they do not have all the answers
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/from-here-...
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If nothing else, the last nine months should have made it clear that elections matter. But what’s remarkable about America is that we have the power, as citizens, to change this country by voting. Go to IWillVote.com.
November 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
If nothing else, the last nine months should have made it clear that elections matter. But what’s remarkable about America is that we have the power, as citizens, to change this country by voting. Go to IWillVote.com.
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South African wine in the 1970s was highly regulated, quantity was valued more than quality. Red Tape is the story of Tim Hamilton Russell who wanted to produce world class wines, but vines were illegal where he wanted to plant.
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As things were then
The South African wine industry was nothing if not arcane in the 1970s; to some degree it still is, but nowhere near that impenetrable era. In her book, Red Tape, Bridgid Hamilton Russell tells the…
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November 4, 2025 at 8:23 AM
South African wine in the 1970s was highly regulated, quantity was valued more than quality. Red Tape is the story of Tim Hamilton Russell who wanted to produce world class wines, but vines were illegal where he wanted to plant.
outofthepress.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/a...
outofthepress.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/a...
My bad luck with wine continues. My supplier promised ' a beautiful low intervention' Burgundy, reasonably priced. Alas, aromas of sauerkraut gone bad are not in my spectrum of expectations of pinot noir. It's gone down the sink.
November 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
My bad luck with wine continues. My supplier promised ' a beautiful low intervention' Burgundy, reasonably priced. Alas, aromas of sauerkraut gone bad are not in my spectrum of expectations of pinot noir. It's gone down the sink.
A bit too expensive to be mousy.
November 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
A bit too expensive to be mousy.
Second wine in a week or so with a whiff of mousiness. First wine went down the sink.the other is a bit too expensive to do.
November 1, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Second wine in a week or so with a whiff of mousiness. First wine went down the sink.the other is a bit too expensive to do.
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Grape varieties in the Côte d'Or, Burgundy (France) in 1957: Pinot Noir accounted for 33%, followed by hybrids (21%) and Gamay (17%). Chardonnay accounted for only 13% of the vineyard area.
October 30, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Grape varieties in the Côte d'Or, Burgundy (France) in 1957: Pinot Noir accounted for 33%, followed by hybrids (21%) and Gamay (17%). Chardonnay accounted for only 13% of the vineyard area.
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How Old Wineries Are Courting Young Drinkers tinyurl.com/4wkh96j9 via @wineenthusiast.bsky.social #winelabel #wine #wineworldnews @wineworldnews.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
How Old Wineries Are Courting Young Drinkers tinyurl.com/4wkh96j9 via @wineenthusiast.bsky.social #winelabel #wine #wineworldnews @wineworldnews.bsky.social
Just did proofs of an article in which I discuss ethnography of sommelier work.
October 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Just did proofs of an article in which I discuss ethnography of sommelier work.
Lovely wine, perhaps even very good. But its alcohol (14.5) stands out wrecking the balance. Shame.
October 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Lovely wine, perhaps even very good. But its alcohol (14.5) stands out wrecking the balance. Shame.
The claim that only wine evokes emotions and memories is just silly.
October 22, 2025 at 8:24 AM
The claim that only wine evokes emotions and memories is just silly.
I searched for 'potable patriotism', a term coined by Roland Barthes. The AI told me it's a 'nonsensical pairing'. I always suspected it should be AunI. Artificial unIntelligence.
October 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I searched for 'potable patriotism', a term coined by Roland Barthes. The AI told me it's a 'nonsensical pairing'. I always suspected it should be AunI. Artificial unIntelligence.
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Per Capita Wine Consumption in France, Italy and Spain, 1835-2023
October 21, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Per Capita Wine Consumption in France, Italy and Spain, 1835-2023
I refused another request to review a journal submission. As publishers’ profits are mouthwateringly huge, I feel counting on academics’ ‘good citizenship’ to offer free reviews seems utterly untenable. The review system is broken.
October 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I refused another request to review a journal submission. As publishers’ profits are mouthwateringly huge, I feel counting on academics’ ‘good citizenship’ to offer free reviews seems utterly untenable. The review system is broken.
I keep being smitten by half points in wine scoring. Just heard 88.5. I so wish to hear an account of the difference btwn 88 and 88.5.
Assuming scores are from 80, the scale has 40 points. I doubt it’s possible to discern differences btwn them. Only the 100-percent scale at unis is more idiotic.
Assuming scores are from 80, the scale has 40 points. I doubt it’s possible to discern differences btwn them. Only the 100-percent scale at unis is more idiotic.
October 20, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I keep being smitten by half points in wine scoring. Just heard 88.5. I so wish to hear an account of the difference btwn 88 and 88.5.
Assuming scores are from 80, the scale has 40 points. I doubt it’s possible to discern differences btwn them. Only the 100-percent scale at unis is more idiotic.
Assuming scores are from 80, the scale has 40 points. I doubt it’s possible to discern differences btwn them. Only the 100-percent scale at unis is more idiotic.
Just bought the book. I heard Zientek talk about the book on a podcast. Fascinating stuff!!
Happy National Wine Day!
Learn about how how the French army used alcohol to manage soldiers on the Western Front in A Thirst for Wine and War by Adam Zientek.
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Learn about how how the French army used alcohol to manage soldiers on the Western Front in A Thirst for Wine and War by Adam Zientek.
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October 18, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Just bought the book. I heard Zientek talk about the book on a podcast. Fascinating stuff!!
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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 9:15 AM
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.
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My interview with wine writer and photographer Kevin Day about his new book.
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Opening a Book with Kevin Day
The writer and photographer discusses his new book, Opening a Bottle: Italy
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October 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
My interview with wine writer and photographer Kevin Day about his new book.
www.makerstable.com/p/opening-a-...
www.makerstable.com/p/opening-a-...
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This op-ed isn't the worst thing I've read about beer in the @nytimes.com, but it relies on some very facile ideas about how the craft beer market works that don't hold up to basic scrutiny.
Opinion | How to Save Beer
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October 13, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This op-ed isn't the worst thing I've read about beer in the @nytimes.com, but it relies on some very facile ideas about how the craft beer market works that don't hold up to basic scrutiny.
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Please remember that the disgust people have over Christopher Columbus is not based on some modern, 21st century “woke” ideology, but rather on contemporaneous accounts of atrocities that make many modern genocides appear quaint in comparison.
Below, are the accounts of Bartlomé de las Casas.
Below, are the accounts of Bartlomé de las Casas.
October 13, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Please remember that the disgust people have over Christopher Columbus is not based on some modern, 21st century “woke” ideology, but rather on contemporaneous accounts of atrocities that make many modern genocides appear quaint in comparison.
Below, are the accounts of Bartlomé de las Casas.
Below, are the accounts of Bartlomé de las Casas.
Porto is my re-kindled love. And I now belong to the tawny/colheita crowd. Apparently it’s either-or.
October 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Porto is my re-kindled love. And I now belong to the tawny/colheita crowd. Apparently it’s either-or.