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
Category: Wine Culture
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
Salvatore Dali: Wine Expert
I had no idea Surrealist painter Salvatore Dali wrote a book about wine. As you might imagine it was—different. The prose was written by his
Should Restaurants Feature Local Wines on their Lists?
Matt Kramer at the Wine Spectator raised this issue, one that is increasingly important as wine regions in the U.S. become more prominent. As Kramer
