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 ⬇️
https://open.substack.com/pub/peterstaffordbow
Substack (all free!) here ⬇️
https://open.substack.com/pub/peterstaffordbow
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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)
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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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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.
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Disgusted to see this beautiful landscape ruined by wind turbines.
July 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Disgusted to see this beautiful landscape ruined by wind turbines.
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Nice little white Corbieres made by the grandson of the adventurer Henry de Montfried...
July 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Nice little white Corbieres made by the grandson of the adventurer Henry de Montfried...
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Boozy theologians:
Pourgustine of Hiccough
John Dramascene
Thomas Aq-wine-as
Karl Barf
Hans Slurs Von Balthasar
Pourgustine of Hiccough
John Dramascene
Thomas Aq-wine-as
Karl Barf
Hans Slurs Von Balthasar
July 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Boozy theologians:
Pourgustine of Hiccough
John Dramascene
Thomas Aq-wine-as
Karl Barf
Hans Slurs Von Balthasar
Pourgustine of Hiccough
John Dramascene
Thomas Aq-wine-as
Karl Barf
Hans Slurs Von Balthasar
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I'm blessed to live near a really really really good wine shop that has a little bar in the back. I mean it's north of Bolton so deeply inconvenient for anyone apart from me but I'll give it some love
www.turtonwines.co.uk
www.turtonwines.co.uk
Turton Wines - Independent Wine Merchant & Tasting Bar
Turton Wines was founded in 2008 out of a love for unusual wines. Starting life online and in 2011 opening the shop in Bromley Cross, Bolton. We pride ourselves on our extensive range of over 600 qual...
www.turtonwines.co.uk
July 20, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I'm blessed to live near a really really really good wine shop that has a little bar in the back. I mean it's north of Bolton so deeply inconvenient for anyone apart from me but I'll give it some love
www.turtonwines.co.uk
www.turtonwines.co.uk
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New on the blog and in my newsletter! A look at buttery Chardonnay's rise and fall, the infinite pendulum swing of fashion trends, malolactic fermentation as status indicator, and OAK.
Originally published in Glug mag for Wine52 in Spring 2025
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Originally published in Glug mag for Wine52 in Spring 2025
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More! More!! More!!! — Katie Mather Writes
Oaky Chardonnay’s Rocky Past Originally published in the California issue of Wine52’s magazine Glug, Spring 2025
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July 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
New on the blog and in my newsletter! A look at buttery Chardonnay's rise and fall, the infinite pendulum swing of fashion trends, malolactic fermentation as status indicator, and OAK.
Originally published in Glug mag for Wine52 in Spring 2025
www.katiematherwrites.com/the-gulp/mor...
Originally published in Glug mag for Wine52 in Spring 2025
www.katiematherwrites.com/the-gulp/mor...
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I finally made a starter pack.... if you want to find some more wine people to follow on here, maybe it will help.
go.bsky.app/U3ZkLQr
go.bsky.app/U3ZkLQr
July 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I finally made a starter pack.... if you want to find some more wine people to follow on here, maybe it will help.
go.bsky.app/U3ZkLQr
go.bsky.app/U3ZkLQr
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Did you read my latest wine story yet? It's about winemaking smallholders in Tenerife using sustainable farming methods to reclaim their island.
Con Altura — Making Wine and Preserving Culture in Tenerife’s Vineyard Heartland — Pellicle share.google/0e6B8bDFiL72...
Con Altura — Making Wine and Preserving Culture in Tenerife’s Vineyard Heartland — Pellicle share.google/0e6B8bDFiL72...
Con Altura — Making Wine and Preserving Culture in Tenerife’s Vineyard Heartland — Pellicle
By the edge of Puerto de la Cruz’s tiny harbour in northern Tenerife, a seafood grill operates out of a converted shipping container. Boys fish from the harbour walls, and girls jump into the choppy w...
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July 3, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Did you read my latest wine story yet? It's about winemaking smallholders in Tenerife using sustainable farming methods to reclaim their island.
Con Altura — Making Wine and Preserving Culture in Tenerife’s Vineyard Heartland — Pellicle share.google/0e6B8bDFiL72...
Con Altura — Making Wine and Preserving Culture in Tenerife’s Vineyard Heartland — Pellicle share.google/0e6B8bDFiL72...
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I have all sorts of neuromuscular issues these days, alas, and training grapevines doesn’t exactly bring physical relief. But psychically, it’s just what the doctor ordered.
July 3, 2025 at 6:23 AM
I have all sorts of neuromuscular issues these days, alas, and training grapevines doesn’t exactly bring physical relief. But psychically, it’s just what the doctor ordered.