As Alder Yarrow reported over the weekend, Italian winemaker Fulvio Bressan spewed a despicable, racist rant on Facebook directed at Italy’s first African-Italian government minister,
Category: Wine Culture
Can Wines Be Works of Art?
Most philosophers would say no. Works of art are artifacts designed by human beings to express or represent something. Wines on the other hand are
Why is Wine Such a Powerful Metaphor?
Wine is not just a beverage; it is a powerful literary metaphor used for centuries to refer to everything from love to blood to prosperity.
Who’s Buying Expensive Wine?
Joe Roberts, AKA 1WineDude, and ultra-premium wine marketers everywhere, want to know. The question is prompted by some interesting statistics from Thomas Stanley’s Stop Acting
Fraud in Bordeaux
It just may be that the most storied wines in the history of civilization are about to take a tragic fall worthy of Shakespeare. I”m
Does Two-Buck Chuck Suck?
Jeff Siegel, The Wine Curmudgeon, is incensed. Two-Buck Chuck, the wine that Trader Joe’s sells for $2.49, won three Gold Medals last week in California
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 