The most pleasurable aspect of wine is unknown to most consumers—the extraordinary complexity and beauty of wine that has been aged to maturity. Wines that
Category: Wine Culture
Wine Talk is About Communication, Not Objectivity or Accuracy
When wine is mentioned in the news (outside the columns of regularly-featured wine writers) the topic is all too often the unreliability of wine reviews.
Who Needs Wine Experts?
I love it when my favorite wine writer goes on a rant especially about one of my favorite topics. The Wine Spectator’s Matt Kramer writes:
The Science of Wine: Some New Data
A couple recent developments in the science of wine are noteworthy. In the never ending debates about terroir and minerality, studies by geologist Andrew Maltman
Tasting with Imagination
Complaints about tasting notes are ubiquitous in the wine blogosphere. The most common complaints are that lists of flavor notes are uninformative, excessively obscure, or
How Not to Sell a Wine
Rob McMillan’s post today on wine marketing language got me thinking about wine tasting notes once again. McMillan, a banker specializing in wine-related business, thinks
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 