Issue 1.2 – White Whales of European Vineyards

B.Y.O.B. is a new independent quarterly wine magazine exploring the world of low-intervention wine, published out of New York. Edited by Alexander Shchurenkov and art directed by Ivan Annenkov, it uses producers, places, and drinking culture as a way to tell wider stories about taste, hospitality, and how people gather around a bottle. 

Episode 1.2 content:

Episode 1.2 moves between grape deep-dives, industry reflection, and on-the-ground wine-bar culture: a “new wave German wine” roundtable spanning everything from Elbling to Cabernet Franc, in the words of Jan Wongse Raumland, Jonas Dostert, Julien Renard, Lukas Hammelmann, Rosalie Curtin, Juliane Eichblatt, and Kai Schätzel of Weingut Schätzel; a map of Timorasso – sometimes dubbed “white Barolo” – digging into what it actually tastes like, how it is (and isn’t) like Riesling, and which Derthona producers are worth knowing; five reasons to fall for Assyrtiko; Young Winemaker’s Diary, part II, by Stephanie Wangui (from former Noble Rot Mayfair senior sommelier to trainee viticulturist at Domaine Roulot); plus pieces on the most unusual pairing imaginable with Champagne, new realities of harvest (and the fading relevance of the vintage report), what true hospitality looks like (and what a proper wine bar should be), heatwave pairings from owners and sommeliers at favourite New York spots, and reflections on beauty, snobbery, and the evolution of taste – and more.