My constant search for the Perfect Pinot continues with a week long visit to Willamette Valley in Oregon. See my report at Roving Decanter.
Category: Wine Culture
Are Wine Scores Inflated?
Complaints about the 100-pt. rating system for wine are ubiquitous in the blogosphere and I’ve commented on it myself. But beating a dead horse is
Have You Tasted an Illusion Lately?
Wine tasters have come in for their share of ridicule as the result of studies that seem to show we can be easily confused about
Breaking News: Bureaucrats Can Be Idiots
It is common practice for wineries to offer their wine club members the opportunity to participate in harvest by helping to pick grapes or work
The Courage to Make Wine
While working on our forthcoming San Diego Wine Guide, we had the opportunity to talk to many courageous winemakers who gave up lucrative, comfortable careers
Pushing Back Against the Green-Eyed Jealous Monster
Skepticism about the value of wine criticism is ubiquitous, as I detailed in this post last month. But pushback against the wine-tasting-is-bunk meme is gathering
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 