The usually reliable Matt Kramer has me confused. In his recent Wine Spectator column he has a go at distinguishing a genuine luxury good from
Category: Wine Culture
Wine Boats on the Douro River
I’ve been under the weather for the last few days—not conducive to tasting and reviewing wines. But this video of the old days on Portugal’s
No. Science Won’t Destroy the Art of Wine
This article in Cosmos magazine is a fascinating and very readable account of new research into the origins of terroir, the regional differences in soils
A Disturbing Trend in the Wine World
Two recent reports suggest fundamental changes in the wine world in the not-too-distant future. First up, Antonio Cevola reports on the “Burgundization of Barolo”: Today,
Do Crowdsourced Reviews Favor Ignorance?
I ‘ve been writing about the validity of various sorts of wine and food criticism all week, so I might as well continue, since I
Crowdsourcing and the Decline of the Critic
As social media (especially crowdsourced review sites such as Yelp, Cellartracker or various apps on the market) replaces traditional media in the assessment of wine
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 