I often here it said that people differ radically in their sensitivity to the chemicals found in wine. Either you have the natural ability to
Category: Wine Culture
Spain’s Forgotten Grape Varieties
The most fascinating presentation at last month’s Society of Wine Educator’s Conference was Bodegas Torres’ project of recovering ancient grape varieties that had disappeared, it
Will Consumers Pay More for Bad Wine?
I was skimming through the Silicon Valley Bank’s 2016 report on the state of the wine business today and two points caught my eye. The
Artificial Wine
This is bizarre but inevitable I suppose given the popularity of reductionism is science. Reductionism is the view that all complex phenomena can be explained
Don’t Be Throwing Writers Under the Bus
Winemaker Clark Smith in discussing the connection between winemaking and music in his fine book Postmodern Winemaking makes the following claim: Nothing is more exquisite
Wine and Health Update
For the past 20 years, the data on moderate wine consumption and health has been largely positive. Studies have tended to show that moderate red
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 