The wine industry really needs to take this seriously. For 25 years, the U.S. government’s recommended dietary guidelines for alcohol consumption have urged moderation, mentioning
Category: Food Science
A Fundamental Mistake about Subjectivity in Wine tasting
I keep seeing this inference in discussions about subjectivity in wine tasting by people who should know better. Gordon Shepherd makes it in his book
The Taste of Round
When I taste and evaluate wines, one of the most readily apparent feature of the wine is the wine’s shape and the way that shape
The Future of Meat
In 2013, Mark Post, a professor located in the Netherlands, created the first burger made of cultured meat. The meat is produced in a laboratory
More Insight on Spirits and Terroir
Last week I wrote about whether the concept of terroir could be applied to bourbon. Bourbon is made with at least 51% corn in the
The Myth of the Myth of Minerality
Vicki Denig writes a balanced article on minerality despite an ambiguous headline and a misleading introduction. Entitled “Nailing the Myth of Minerality”, she introduces the