The Wine To Come: Chronicles for Thinking About Wine Beyond Dogma
Wine is no longer being drunk the same way. And, if we're honest, it's no longer being understood the same way either.
The Wine to Come is an oenological essay written from Mexico in 2025 to question everything we take for granted about wine: how we drink it, how we name it, how we judge it, and what future it has on a warming planet.
Told from the perspective of a working winemaker trained in France, Chile, and Mexico-producer, analyst, and professional taster-this book weaves science, sensory perception, and the Mexican context without falling into the usual elitist discourse.
This is not a book about "pairing tips" or a guide to labels.
It's a book of uncomfortable questions and grounded answers:
- Why did wine culture in Mexico begin more as an imported ideal than as genuine local taste?
- Is the language of wine broken-and what could replace it?
- How far does technique help, and when does it become dogma?
- How does wine change when climate, water, and generational expectations shift?
- What does it mean to make wine with identity in a climate- and culture-fragmented country?
- How do the body-saliva, temperature, fatigue, memory-shape what we perceive in a glass?
Each chapter blends technical rigor (vine physiology, fermentation pathways, aromatic chemistry, polyphenols, psychophysics of taste) with clear, direct writing aimed at curious readers: wine lovers, students, sommeliers, producers, and anyone who senses that something in the way we talk about wine simply doesn't add up.
The Wine to Come doesn't try to dictate rules; it aims to open a conversation. It invites readers to drink with more discernment, trust their own palate, and look at Mexican wine-and wine in general-with less self-consciousness and more honesty.
If you want to move beyond clich s and start understanding what is truly happening in the glass and in the vineyard, this book is for you.
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