Although wine is a beverage that brings enjoyment because of its flavor and alcohol, for many people wine is much more than that. Many winemakers
Category: Philosophy of Food and Wine
John Atkinson: Wine is Based on Traditions and Will Remain So
As usual, Master of Wine John Atkinson has an insightful post about the past and future of wine making and marketing. Apparently, he is responding
Do You Really Want a Wine that Smells like Blood or Asparagus?
The hot buzz word in the wine world over the past few years is “authenticity”, which Jamie Goode and Sam Harrop define as wine with
Why Wine Styles Change: The High Alcohol Revolution
I’ve been thinking about what drives changes in wine styles—consumer demand, winemaker experimentation, the influence of critics and writers, some combination of these? Take for
Tension is the Key to Great Wines
In my Three Quarks column this month I argue that it is tension and contrast, not harmony, that makes great wine. Here is an except:
If the Wine Review is Dead, so is the Wine Community
Jeff Siegel, aka The Wine Curmudgeon, was rather curmudgeon-like in his post last week arguing that wine criticism was no longer relevant or effective. Asking
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