I struggle with “rustic.” I have a glass of Aglianico in front of me. The aromas are bold with plenty of secondary and tertiary notes
Category: Wine Culture
What is a Great Wine?
As a wine writer and more importantly a wine lover, I have tasted a lot of wine. A small portion of it was dreadful, most
I Miss the Old Days When Aesthetics Mattered
It wasn’t so long ago that the most intense arguments in wine were about aesthetics. They were philosophical, occasionally personal, and often quite nasty. But
Will AI Replace Wine Criticism?
Originally published at Three Quarks Daily. In World of Fine Wine, Master of Wine Benjamin Lewin speculates about whether AI could replace human-generated wine criticism.
Wine and Psychological Health
The New York Times seems to have discovered the value of community. They have been in the forefront of the new prohibition, repeatedly reporting without
What Happens When Every Wine Region Wants to Be Premium?
A friend recently told me about a wine dinner he attended devoted to Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, a region in East Central Italy in the foothills of
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 