Harvest is upon us. This is a good time for a glimpse into crazy time throughout the wine world. Philippe Pacalet is a leading Burgundian
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Wine’s Curse: Can We Break the Spell?
Two articles posted at World of Fine Wine’s website pose wine’s greatest challenge and perhaps the solution. Andrew Jeffords laments the high cost of the
Wine County Fires: A Story of Courage and Love
One of the central themes of Beauty and the Yeast is that the aesthetic appreciation of wine involves both a love of the remarkable variations
Dodging a Bullet?
It ain’t over yet but for wineries in El Dorado County who have been threatened by the Caldor fire, there is some good news. There
A Changing Wine World
These four stories appeared yesterday in Shelby Vittek’s summary of daily wine news at Terroirist: In SevenFifty Daily, Courtney Schiessl Magrini makes the case for
Algorithms Will Make You Sad
Using algorithms to predict preferences and make recommendations to individual consumers is the hottest thing in marketing. Netflix recommends movies, Pandora recommends music, and wine
