It is entirely possible to be an expert wine taster and have rather boring taste in wine. I suspect this is more common than wine
Category: Wine Culture
When Wine Preference Becomes an Ideology
Twenty years ago, the wines attracting the most attention and the highest scores were often big, powerful reds, loaded with ripe fruit, oak, and alcohol.
Wine and the Erotics of Attention
Years ago, I wrote a post asking whether wine could be sexy. I considered alcohol and wine as an aphrodisiac. Wine as a romantic symbol.
The Old Advice about Serving Temperatures for Wine is Incomplete
If you read this blog you have probably heard the the standard advice about the right temperature to serve various wines. Sparkling wines should be
Food and Beverage: The Last Human Refuge?
Interest in food (and beverages) exploded in the late 20th century because the artisanal, farm-to-table, locavore, slow-food ethos of the food world is an antidote
Is Scarcity an Aesthetic Value or a Pricing Trick?
Rare wine has a peculiar power over us. Tell someone a bottle is hard to find and sold only through a mailing list and the
