Noble Rot, Our Wine Culture is in Better Shape Than Ever - Issue #37

“Whoever said young people in 2025 don’t drink wine probably hasn’t spent much time around young people — or good wine, for that matter. Yes, global alcohol consumption is down, and industrial brands are suffering losses. But from the day some 12 years ago that we published the first issue of Noble Rot we’ve been riding a wave of profound changes sweeping the world of artisanal wine, capturing the imagination of more budding winos than ever.”

In Noble Rot’s 37th instalment, Jon Bonné outlines how our beautiful wine culture isn’t so much waning in popularity as in better shape than ever.

Also in this issue:

… The Rotters have dinner with Benedict Cumberbatch with Curnonsky’s Five Greatest Whites (Château-Chalon, Château-Grillet, Château d’Yquem, Coulée de Serrant, and Montrachet). The problem is that he only really likes drinking red.

… Levi Dalton—host and producer of one of Bibendum’s favourite Podcasts—profiles Domaine Dujac’s legendary founder Jacques Seysses (who, besides making legendary Burgundies, mentored a who’s who of other vignerons).