I had no idea Surrealist painter Salvatore Dali wrote a book about wine. As you might imagine it was—different. The prose was written by his
Category: Art and Wine
Great Wines Think Alike
As a wine writer engaged in wine criticism, I taste a lot of wine. Some of it is dreadful, most is enjoyable but ordinary, occasionally
No. Science Won’t Destroy the Art of Wine
This article in Cosmos magazine is a fascinating and very readable account of new research into the origins of terroir, the regional differences in soils
A Eulogy: The Eyrie Vineyards Pinot Noir Yamhill 1990 RIP
On Saturday, January 24, 2015 at approximately 6:00 P.M. the very last bottle of this fine Pinot Noir was poured. I claim to know this
Crowdsourcing and the Decline of the Critic
As social media (especially crowdsourced review sites such as Yelp, Cellartracker or various apps on the market) replaces traditional media in the assessment of wine
The Courage to Make Wine
While working on our forthcoming San Diego Wine Guide, we had the opportunity to talk to many courageous winemakers who gave up lucrative, comfortable careers
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 