When I began blogging about wine and food back in 2011, Jeff Seigel (aka The Wine Curmudgeon) was a daily must-read. His posts about affordable
Category: Wine Culture
Terroir and Wines’ Conundrum
The claim that terroir is an illusion used to be bandied about with some regularity. Thankfully, it seems to have receded as a topic of
Wine, Health, and Complexity
The trajectory of the status of wine in discussions about health has been remarkable. Beginning in the 1970’s, data from numerous studies showed that wine,
The Importance of Local Wines
There are many reasons the wine industry is struggling at the moment—oversupply, competition from spirits and beer, concerns about health, etc. But I think there
The Dilemmas of Wine Education
Jason Wilson asks an important question that I think will become more pressing as the wine industry (and the climate) continues to undergo significant change:
Shut Up and Drink!
Peter Pharos at Tim Atkin’s site argues that wine has entered its postmodern period: There is no canon, and no real rules. Traditions and hierarchies
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 