My reconnection with an Artesa Pinot Noir–the wine responsible for my “aha” moment when I recognized wine could be extraordinary–got me thinking about how we
Category: Wine Culture
A Sommelier Argues Himself Out of a Job
I feel for the restaurant sommelier. Vilified for being snobbish and condescending, and blamed for making wine too intimidating for the uninitiated, in this world
Stuck in Lodi With Lots of Good Wine
If you think of Lodi at all you probably remember it as that place in which John Fogerty was stuck, again. If you’re a wine
Hype, High-End Wines, and Originality
Last week Steve Heimoff defended the hype surrounding famous high end wines such as Premier Crus from Bordeaux. What critics of expensive wine fail to
Is 10-Buck Chuck in Our Future?
Last week the wine world was aflutter with the news that a global wine shortage was upon us. Morgan Stanley, the too-big-to-fail investment bank published
No One Really Thinks Wine Tasting is Subjective
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,
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 