The San Diego wine region is a relative newcomer to the wine map; most people in the wine world don’t know about us. So it
Category: Wine Culture
Champagne Jayne: Her Ordeal is Not Over
On the eve of last New Year’s Eve I blogged about the plight of Champagne Jayne, the Australian wine blogger who has been sued by
Cheap Wine is Boring: Why That Matters
Blake Gray is disappointed in the cheap wine he finds on the market these days: For under $10, you can expect a bottle of wine
Is the Wine Spectator Fomenting Revolution?
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
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
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 