# The Sauce

Deep dives into food and wine culture. By Charlie & Sam Brown, ex-wine store and bar owners, writers & wine educators w/ 13+ years in the wine & food industry

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## [A quick recipe for a late summer soup](https://thesaucemag.substack.com/p/a-quick-recipe-for-a-late-summer)

_2026-08-19 · Charlie Brown_

Courgette, pea and mint never fail

## [The Joy of Chilled Red Wine](https://thesaucemag.substack.com/p/the-joy-of-chilled-red-wine)

_2026-08-14 · Sam Dixon Brown_

SO MUCH JOY

## [What do you eat on a hike?](https://thesaucemag.substack.com/p/what-do-you-eat-on-a-hike)

_2026-08-12 · Charlie Brown_

And why soggy sandwiches eaten at 1000 metres taste so good

## [The joy of bargain-hunting wine](https://thesaucemag.substack.com/p/the-joy-of-bargain-hunting-wine)

_2026-08-07 · Charlie Brown_

I love a Barolo or a fancy red Burg. But when it's my money, I love a Langhe Nebbiolo or a Bourgogne rouge more

## [What makes a good wine producer (and how do you find them)?](https://thesaucemag.substack.com/p/what-makes-a-good-wine-producer-and)

_2026-07-31 · Charlie Brown_

A genuinely useful question from our fledgling TikTok community

## [Ode to an air fryer](https://thesaucemag.substack.com/p/ode-to-an-air-fryer)

_2026-07-29 · Charlie Brown_

I am not the person I thought I was

## [Who says you can't drink Barolo young?](https://thesaucemag.substack.com/p/who-says-you-cant-drink-barolo-young)

_2026-07-24 · Sam Dixon Brown_

Another dispatch from Sam

## [6 Underrated Wine Regions Worth Your Attention (and Money)](https://thesaucemag.substack.com/p/6-underrated-wine-regions-worth-your)

_2026-07-17 · Sam Dixon Brown_

Another dispatch today from Sam, on underrated regions of the wine world (some of them may surprise you)!

## [Dispatches from the first two weeks in a Welsh cottage](https://thesaucemag.substack.com/p/dispatches-from-the-first-two-weeks)

_2026-07-15 · Charlie Brown_

The good, the bad and the ugly

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_2026-07-15 · **Sponsored**_

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## [Burgundy: home to some of the best value wines in the world](https://thesaucemag.substack.com/p/burgundy-home-to-some-of-the-best)

_2026-07-10 · Sam Dixon Brown_

Controversial maybe, but true