After 5 weeks, 78 winery visits, and about 550 wines tasted (yes we spit), the research for our guide to the Willamette Valley is finished.
Category: Wine Culture
Sweet Reason
Here is a little mental misdirection for a Thursday. If you drink aged dessert wines you’ve probably noticed that as a wine ages it seems
The Most Interesting Man in the Wine World
Dos Equis’ “The most interesting man in the world” may have won the lifetime achievement award twice, but in the wine world no one is
I’ll Drink to That!
This is off my beaten path. But I think a wine and food blog should sometimes point out things worth toasting. After all, what good
Whom Does Wine Industry Consolidation Serve?
Two news items from the last few days pose an important question: Is the wine quality we’ve achieved through modern technology worth the cost? Over
Bored With Fruit
Patrick Comiskey at Lucky Peach is reporting an incipient revolution in California winemaking. No doubt, in California we love our fruit: In modern winemaking, fussily
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 