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
Category: Wine Culture
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,
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
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 