Last week the wine blogosphere joined the class war. Oliver Styles, at Tim Atkin’s site, launched the first volley arguing that the astronomical prices of
Category: Wine Culture
Why Are Wine Consumers Reluctant to Buy Online?
Wine Searcher interviewed WineBid CEO Russ Mann in celebration of the wine auction website’s 25th Anniversary. He makes an interesting point that is also a
Learning about Aged Wine Can Be Costly. The Solution is WineBid
One of the consummate pleasures that wine offers is tracing the changes a wine undergoes as it ages in the bottle. Of course, some wines
The Importance of Surprise in Music and Wine Appreciation
This study reported by Ars Technica is about music, but I suspect its findings can be applied to any aesthetic object including wine. Secret Chord
Wine Needs Stories But it Doesn’t Need a Prop
Andrew Jeffords is absolutely right on the importance of the imagination for making wine interesting. In his essay “Stories Should Cling to Wine Like Mussels
This “Defense” of Anti-Terroirism is a Disaster
There are legitimate and interesting debates in the wine world about the nature of terroir. How should we define it? Should it include human inputs
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 