Esther Mobley

I’m the food editor at the Boston Globe, leading the paper’s coverage of restaurants, food culture, wine, and more. Before joining the Globe in 2026, I spent more than a decade as the senior wine critic at the San Francisco Chronicle. My beat there involved reporting on California wildfires and the impacts of climate change on winegrowing, reviewing Bay Area bars and restaurants, profiling undocumented vineyard workers, and analyzing the movements of California’s $55 billion wine industry.

I’ve been named Feature Writer of the Year in the Louis Roederer International Wine Writers’ Awards. My work has been recognized by organizations including the California News Publishers Association, the Society for Features Journalism, and the Association of Food Journalists. If you only read one story by me, read this one about a winery created by a California doomsday cult.

I published a wine newsletter for many years, and may yet launch another. To stay in the loop about any of my future projects, sign up here.