I have from time to time been critical of Bordeaux. Generally speaking, their wines are over-priced, and when they aren’t they tend to earn the
Category: Wine Culture
Organic and Biodynamic Wines Taste Better
This is compelling evidence summarized by Kathleen Willcox in Wine Searcher: Multiple studies of scores from Robert Parker, Wine Enthusiast and Wine Spectator have shown
The New Scam
Wineries will do anything to gain an edge including manufacturing quality factors out of thin air. Apparently the new “it” innovation in wine is ungrafted
How to Be Non-Binary About Wine
The problems with defining natural wine are well-documented. There is an inherent paradox in any attempt to be precise about what counts as “natural.” As
What is Wine?
This might seem like an unnecessary question. Everybody knows that wine is a liquid made from fermented grapes that we drink for pleasure or consume
So You Want to Be a Sommelier?
There are job skills and then there are, well, Andrew Jefford calls them gladiator skills. In describing the demands of the recently held Best Sommelier
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 