For anyone interested in French wine or French culture, Jon Bonné’s new book “The New French Wine: Redefining the World’s Greatest Wine Culture,” sounds like
Category: Wine Culture
Tea, Wine, and Participatory Art
One reason why painting is considered to be the most important form is because, in Western civilization, genuine aesthetic appreciation has long been associated with
I Hate Surveys Like This
David Morrison posted a survey from Pew Research asking people from a variety of countries whether they think alcohol consumption is morally acceptable, morally unacceptable,
Homogeneity in Wine Has Its Villain
Homogeneity is the bête noire of wine lovers. We love wine because of its variations and despise anything that threatens to cover them up. What
War On Wine Wut?
I know writers at the NY Times typically don’t write their own headlines so we probably shouldn’t blame Alex Halberstadt, but this headline “Maggie Harrison’s
Will Wine Talk Survive?
Wine talk happens in many contexts and performs a variety of functions. Sometimes we talk about wine just to communicate our pleasure in what we
