In wine circles, blind tasting is treated as a kind of moral high ground. You conceal the label, obscure the origin, hide the grape and
Category: Wine Culture
Should We Stop Talking about Terroir?
Before Meininger’s International stopped publishing last week, Robert Joseph, the Devil’s Advocate, published a piece there in which he implored people who sell wine to
Why Appellations Matter—but Maybe Not So Much
There’s a reason why a wine lover can recall the shape of a bottle or the slope of a vineyard long before they can conjure
Is Wine Criticism in Crisis?
In an article at “Hyperallergic,” art writer Hakim Bishara confronts the alleged crisis in art criticism in terms uncannily reminiscent of the hand-wringing that plagues
The Acid Heads Should Step Back
Andrew Jefford, as is his wont, wrote an insightful and timely article on what he calls the key question in wine aesthetics: When you treat
Is Wine Too Complex for Words?
We’ve all heard the complaint: wine is too complex, too nuanced, too transcendent. The sensory ballet performed in a glass of Burgundy is supposedly beyond
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 