The Silicon Valley Bank’s annual State of the Wine Industry Report dropped last week, and as several outlets have reported, there was good news and
Category: Wine Culture
We Are All Responsible for Promoting Diversity
There are lots of reasons why the wine world should ramp up its attempts to address problems of diversity and equality. Elaine Chukan Brown covers
Are There Tacky Wines?
The word “tacky” refers to something cheap or tawdry. It’s usually an insult. But almost everyone has something “tacky” in their life that they adore.
“It’s All Subjective” isn’t Helping the Wine Industry
If the wine industry wants people to pay premium prices for their best product, why do they insist on telling people that wine tasting is
Are You Ready for Bacon Barbera?
I’m not sure how I feel about this. Leslie Pariseau in Punch writes: A handful of natural winemakers is pushing the limits of co-fermentation, aromatizing
Why We Still Need Appellations
James Lawrence in Wine Searcher makes several important points in his argument that appellations have outlived their usefulness. I think there is an important perspective
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 