How Wine Became Metropolitan: An Interview With David Gissen
Earlier this year, Gissen the theorist assumed a new identity as Gissen the wine nerd, working his way through 100 appellations… More »
Nicola Twilley is author of the blog Edible Geography, co-founder of the Foodprint Project, and director of Studio-X NYC, an urban futures network run by Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Preservation, and Planning.
Earlier this year, Gissen the theorist assumed a new identity as Gissen the wine nerd, working his way through 100 appellations… More »
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