I’ve been thinking a lot about Martin Seel’s concept of resonance as one of the keys to wine quality. Think of the rustling of leaves,
Category: Philosophy of Food and Wine
Do Wine Aromas Have a Structure?
All arts have as their foundation some kind of structure or order–the color wheel or a system of spatial coordinates in painting, harmonic relationships between
How Music Influences the Taste of Wine
I pair music with wine when I writer my wine reviews. But I’ve never described in one place the evidence for wine and music pairing.
Is Alinea the Best Restaurant in the U. S.?
For the 12 years it has been in existence, Grant Achatz’s Alinea, located in a utterly non-descript building in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, has been
Emotional Wine
Part 2 of my Wines of Anger and Joy is posted at Three Quarks Daily.
Can Wine Writing Avoid Fruits and Flowers?
Jay McInerney, author of novels such as Bright Lights, Big City, is also a wine writer, with a current gig at Town and Country Magazine.
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 