In discourse about wine, we do not have a term that both denotes the highest quality level and indicates what that quality is that such
Category: Philosophy of Food and Wine
For the Love of Wine
In the wine world, the new normal is anything but as we all struggle to stay healthy and cope with economic recession. But it’s important
Is Wine Important During the Coronavirus Epidemic?
For most of us in the U.S. we are either “sheltering in place” or at least trying to get along without the usual social activities
As Our Communal Lives Shrink Food and Wine Become an Anchor
It looks like we will be hunkered down for the long haul, “sheltering in place”, minimizing social get togethers while the news gets more grim
Wine Appreciation and Imagination
We typically don’t think of wine tasting as an imaginative activity. But imagination is an important part of appreciation and is crucial to wine writing.
Tasting Vitality IV: Basic Elements of Wine Structure
I’ve been focused recently on creating a tasting model that puts greater emphasis on a wine’s perceived motion on the palate as an important element