Kathleen Wilcox in Wine Searcher reports that white wine is increasing in popularity. Wine sales have been in a slump in recent years, with a
Category: Wine Culture
Wine Tasting and Expertise
Articles claiming that wine tasting expertise is “junk” or “fake” are a time-tested winner in the media guaranteed to get non-experts to nod in agreement,
Status-Envy in the Wine World and Beyond
At Wine Searcher, Oliver Styles rags on sommeliers but then grants that everyone from wine writers to cellar hands gets into the act. Sommeliers –
The Terroirists Win!
This is interesting in itself from a “look what we can do” perspective: What if it were possible to prove that every vineyard soil, anywhere
Ambiguity and Wine Tasting
Andrew Jeffords writes about a comment from a reader who wonders how wine writers judge wines they don’t like. The reader dislikes: wines that are
Buyer Beware
It was inevitable but it isn’t all to the good. Natural wine is going mainstream according to Jordan Michelman writing in Bon Appétit Restaurants and
