It never fails to set my teeth on edge. I’m focused on trying to “get” this pinot with strange vegetal notes in front of me,
Category: Wine Culture
Vulgar Wines (or can excess be beautiful?)
Edible Arts is on a brief hiatus. Please enjoy this post from June 2012. Fredric Koeppel’s recent post “Wine and Vulgarity”was interesting and thought provoking—an
Wine and Spirituality
Edible Arts is on a brief hiatus. Meanwhile, enjoy this post from the past. The spiritual dimension of wine has a long history. Dionysus, the
Screaming Eagle and the Pursuit of Perfection
Edible Arts is on a brief hiatus. This article is reposted from 12/13/2012 Nothing in life is perfect. But it is useful to have the idea
The War Against Warts: Can Unique Wines Survive the Rise of the Machines?
This post by Dr. Vino got me thinking about where our mad dash toward a machine-generated world is headed. The intrepid reporter ventures to Napa
The Cube Project Demonstrates the Fragility of Terroir
Having just defended the idea of terroir in my last post, let me add some complexity to the issue. Terroir refers to the influence of
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 