Increasingly I think we can understand wine only if we think of it as a living organism. In my 3 Quarks Essay this month I
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Cuisine Has Reached It’s Postmodern Moment
My recent visit to Alinea, the temple of modernist cuisine in the U.S., prompted some thoughts about whether molecular gastronomy is maintaining it’s radical edge.
How Music Influences the Taste of Wine
I pair music with wine when I writer my wine reviews. But I’ve never described in one place the evidence for wine and music pairing.
Emotional Wine
Part 2 of my Wines of Anger and Joy is posted at Three Quarks Daily.
Wines of Anger and Joy (1)
Does wine express emotion? I try to untangle the relationship between wine and emotion in this month’s Three Quarks Daily essay.
How to Drink Wine
If we keep in mind the distinction between evaluation and appreciation, most of the controversies in the wine world can be cleared up, or so