In his review of my book, Beauty and the Yeast, in World of Fine Wine, David Schildknect pointed out that my discussion of wine as
Category: Beauty and the Yeast
Review of Beauty and the Yeast
At World of Fine Wine, wine critic David Schildknecht has published a detailed, thoughtful, and thought provoking review of my book Beauty and the Yeast:
The Grand Crus System is a Charming Anachronism
Mike Veseth, The Wine Economist, has a thought-provoking post on the possibility of new world Grand Crus. The occasion was a zoom event devoted to
Wine the Seducer
When buried in tasting notes, scores, competitions, marketing fashions, and sommelier exams that define our contemporary wine culture, we can often lose sight of wine’s
A Strange Attraction
When I started to study wine seriously, I was most impressed by the powerful commitment that some people make to wine with no guarantee of
Italian Wines are Distinctive and That’s a Good Thing
MW Sarah Heller’s paean to the distinctiveness of Italian wines in Club Oenologique gets at an important point about what I call “wine royalty” in
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 