Jane Maylin🍇🍷
@janetrad.bsky.social
Nunc es bibendum. 🍷
Wine, mostly. Champagne, often. English by birth, French by decree, European by inclination.
https://www.traduction-vins-spiritueux.com/
Wine, mostly. Champagne, often. English by birth, French by decree, European by inclination.
https://www.traduction-vins-spiritueux.com/
TWENTY SEVEN people have died in avalanches so far this year in the French Alps. At least 3 today (2 in La Grave and 1 in Valloire). When the risk is 4/5 or more, don't be an idiot, just stay indoors.
Avalanche in the French Alps kills two off-piste skiers
The latest deaths bring the number of people killed in avalanches in France to 27 since the start of the season.
www.lemonde.fr
February 17, 2026 at 9:26 PM
TWENTY SEVEN people have died in avalanches so far this year in the French Alps. At least 3 today (2 in La Grave and 1 in Valloire). When the risk is 4/5 or more, don't be an idiot, just stay indoors.
I made pancakes 🥞
February 17, 2026 at 6:17 PM
I made pancakes 🥞
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One day you're making beef stock, the next you're a major player in a trillion $$ industry?
What a time to be alive!
What a time to be alive!
February 17, 2026 at 9:34 AM
One day you're making beef stock, the next you're a major player in a trillion $$ industry?
What a time to be alive!
What a time to be alive!
Another cold windy day. Oh my goodness it's been so long I thought I would share a bit of blue sky from the archive on this day. Here is a hillside, terraced vineyard where the vines grow up on stakes, or echalas. Needless to say everything is done by hand.
February 16, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Another cold windy day. Oh my goodness it's been so long I thought I would share a bit of blue sky from the archive on this day. Here is a hillside, terraced vineyard where the vines grow up on stakes, or echalas. Needless to say everything is done by hand.
Reposted by Jane Maylin🍇🍷
“An LLM’s words shape our beliefs, decisions, and actions, yet no speaker stands behind them.” Deb Roy on how AI might be training us to “accept words without ownership and meaning without accountability.”
Words Without Consequence
What does it mean to have speech without a speaker?
bit.ly
February 16, 2026 at 2:45 AM
“An LLM’s words shape our beliefs, decisions, and actions, yet no speaker stands behind them.” Deb Roy on how AI might be training us to “accept words without ownership and meaning without accountability.”
[Alcohol]"was an inexhaustible field of study, an incandescent companion during great meals, a reliable consolation on dull ones....
Over time, though, the rewards had become more equivocal and harder to justify."
Some interesting ideas here.
Over time, though, the rewards had become more equivocal and harder to justify."
Some interesting ideas here.
In the last part of a monthlong series, Pete Wells and experts suggest how to sidestep the perils of alcoholic or sugary beverages
cooking.nytimes.com/article/alco...
cooking.nytimes.com/article/alco...
To Improve How He Ate, Our Critic Looked at What He Drank
In the last part of a monthlong series, Pete Wells and experts suggest how to sidestep the perils of alcoholic or sugary beverages.
cooking.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:52 AM
[Alcohol]"was an inexhaustible field of study, an incandescent companion during great meals, a reliable consolation on dull ones....
Over time, though, the rewards had become more equivocal and harder to justify."
Some interesting ideas here.
Over time, though, the rewards had become more equivocal and harder to justify."
Some interesting ideas here.
Calcutta Cup coming up!
February 14, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Calcutta Cup coming up!
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Every month I send a free newsletter full of useful wine study facts for MW students - here's the latest: mwstudybuddy.substack.com/p/mwstudybud...
#MWStudyBuddy 006 - February 2026
Your free monthly newsletter of targeted MW study resources
mwstudybuddy.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Every month I send a free newsletter full of useful wine study facts for MW students - here's the latest: mwstudybuddy.substack.com/p/mwstudybud...
All of the curling stones used in the Olympics are made from granite quarried on a tiny, uninhabited island
called Ailsa Craig, off the coast of Scotland
called Ailsa Craig, off the coast of Scotland
The Roaring Game: Scotland's curling stone island | National Museums Scotland
Curling is a sport native to Scotland, that can be traced back to medieval times. Today, the game involves two teams taking turns to slide heavy, polished
share.google
February 13, 2026 at 12:30 PM
All of the curling stones used in the Olympics are made from granite quarried on a tiny, uninhabited island
called Ailsa Craig, off the coast of Scotland
called Ailsa Craig, off the coast of Scotland
Serrabone. This 11th century priory with its pink marble columns, its amazing site perched in the mountains, and its surprising garden with a conservatory of rare grape varieties, is an absolute gem.
February 13, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Serrabone. This 11th century priory with its pink marble columns, its amazing site perched in the mountains, and its surprising garden with a conservatory of rare grape varieties, is an absolute gem.
"A stone tablet at the vineyard site in Lhasa, Tibet, records its Guinness World Records title as the world’s highest vineyard, at 3663.31-3631.69 meters above sea level"
Winemaking at 3,700 Metres: Tibet Tests the Limits of Wine - Vino Joy News
From the roof of the world to the wine glass, Tibet’s extreme-altitude vineyards are making their first move abroad.
vino-joy.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:21 PM
"A stone tablet at the vineyard site in Lhasa, Tibet, records its Guinness World Records title as the world’s highest vineyard, at 3663.31-3631.69 meters above sea level"
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I tried to answer the question, how do you really define vegan wine? It's nothing like as easy as you might think. So I asked the experts.
themorningclaret.com/p/the-truth-...
themorningclaret.com/p/the-truth-...
The Truth About Vegan Wine
Get ready for a shock if you thought you were drinking ethically
themorningclaret.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:06 AM
I tried to answer the question, how do you really define vegan wine? It's nothing like as easy as you might think. So I asked the experts.
themorningclaret.com/p/the-truth-...
themorningclaret.com/p/the-truth-...
I didn't want to go out anyway
February 12, 2026 at 10:57 AM
I didn't want to go out anyway
Well here we go
a black and white photo of a man crawling in the mud
ALT: a black and white photo of a man crawling in the mud
media.tenor.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Well here we go
Very little sleep last night and today had to translate a really boring document for a picky, snooty Bordeaux chateau. And I don't even get a sample.
a woman is covering her face with her hands in front of a window in a black and white photo .
ALT: a woman is covering her face with her hands in front of a window in a black and white photo .
media.tenor.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Very little sleep last night and today had to translate a really boring document for a picky, snooty Bordeaux chateau. And I don't even get a sample.
Preserved tomato spread and Atlantic sardines on wholewheat toast
February 11, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Preserved tomato spread and Atlantic sardines on wholewheat toast
It seems like madness to demand vineyards are certified organic before adopting regenerative viticulture.
(article by @hernehillandy.bsky.social )
(article by @hernehillandy.bsky.social )
A new way to make wine
I went to Roussillon to investigate the buzz around regenerative agriculture. Plus: what I've been drinking at the Wine Paris fair this week
open.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:34 AM
It seems like madness to demand vineyards are certified organic before adopting regenerative viticulture.
(article by @hernehillandy.bsky.social )
(article by @hernehillandy.bsky.social )
It's midnight in the garden
February 10, 2026 at 11:04 PM
It's midnight in the garden
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This can be the site for breaking news, if journalists choose to break news on it. It is as simple as that. And that is not utopian. It is precisely what has happened the last week or so. If you weren't on BlueSky, you were late to each development.
February 10, 2026 at 11:42 AM
This can be the site for breaking news, if journalists choose to break news on it. It is as simple as that. And that is not utopian. It is precisely what has happened the last week or so. If you weren't on BlueSky, you were late to each development.
Interesting things happening in Japan.
"Its signature red wine made from an indigenous hybrid grape variety known as shōkōshi, is aged in barrels crafted from trees native to Japan, including sugi (cedar), hinoki (Japanese cypress) and mizunara (Japanese oak)
"Its signature red wine made from an indigenous hybrid grape variety known as shōkōshi, is aged in barrels crafted from trees native to Japan, including sugi (cedar), hinoki (Japanese cypress) and mizunara (Japanese oak)
Against the grain: Japanese wine aged in local barrels
A small but growing number of domestic winemakers are using vessels made from native trees such as “mizunara,” moving away from the norm of using European or American oak.
www.japantimes.co.jp
February 10, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Interesting things happening in Japan.
"Its signature red wine made from an indigenous hybrid grape variety known as shōkōshi, is aged in barrels crafted from trees native to Japan, including sugi (cedar), hinoki (Japanese cypress) and mizunara (Japanese oak)
"Its signature red wine made from an indigenous hybrid grape variety known as shōkōshi, is aged in barrels crafted from trees native to Japan, including sugi (cedar), hinoki (Japanese cypress) and mizunara (Japanese oak)
Reposted by Jane Maylin🍇🍷
I seriously wondered about what broccoli fruit looks like for like 10 years and Bluesky just answered it in about 3 min
February 10, 2026 at 5:14 AM
I seriously wondered about what broccoli fruit looks like for like 10 years and Bluesky just answered it in about 3 min
Batten down the hatches guys. The heart of the hurricane will pass right over my head
February 10, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Batten down the hatches guys. The heart of the hurricane will pass right over my head
Reposted by Jane Maylin🍇🍷
February 9, 2026 at 11:45 AM