The problems with defining natural wine are well-documented. There is an inherent paradox in any attempt to be precise about what counts as “natural.” As
Category: Wine Culture
What is Wine?
This might seem like an unnecessary question. Everybody knows that wine is a liquid made from fermented grapes that we drink for pleasure or consume
So You Want to Be a Sommelier?
There are job skills and then there are, well, Andrew Jefford calls them gladiator skills. In describing the demands of the recently held Best Sommelier
Wine and Health Redux
This article by Tim Requarth in Slate is one of the better articles on wine and health that I have come across. It tells the
Whither Typicity?
I have always been ambivalent about typicity as a value in appreciating or evaluating wines. In wine tasting, “typicity” refers to the degree to which
A Post Glou Glou World
Earlier this week in a post about the potential of commercial, natural wine, I lamented the fact that natural wine has become identified with simple,
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 