Muscadet is always angular and lean, but I look for a seam of limpid, understated flesh to counter the searing acidity. This one has a
The Amount of Money You Spend on a Wine is Not a Moral Issue
James Lawrence raises several interesting issues in his post entitled “The Morality of Buying Expensive Wine”. But it’s important to note there is a bait
Thankful in the Face of Adversity
2020 has not been a good year and I can’t wait to see it in the rear-view mirror. But the unrelenting atrocity and adversity of
How Should We Define Tasting Expertise?
Do wine and food critics have a special expertise that gives authority to their pronouncements, or is it all just subjective preference dressed up with
Thanksgiving Wine Pairings
My best advice for pairing wine and a typical Thanksgiving dinner hasn’t changed. Don’t bother. Two principles should regulate any discussion of Thanksgiving wine: 1.
Reflections on Objectivity and Wine Tasting (1)
The debate about whether wine tasting has objective standards too often assumes a mistaken picture of how taste works. The mistaken picture is something like
