The best evidence that tasting expertise is real and that some dimensions of wine tasting are objective is the fact that, each year, many people
Category: Wine Culture
Are Wine Reviews about Entertainment?
Oliver Styles is largely right about the purpose of wine reviews. He argues that people don’t read wine reviews to guide their buying decisions. I
A Motto That Makes Me Run Away
I recently came across a winery whose motto is “if you like it, it’s good”. That motto is a really good reason not to visit
Some Expensive Wines are Worth Their Price
Robert Joseph has a fascinating article in Meininger’s about the relationship between quality and price entitled Is expensive wine worth the money? He participated in
Thoughts on Boomers, Millennials, and Wine
Among the many challenges facing the wine industry today is the fact that millennials seem to be purchasing less wine than their parents did. It’s
The Peculiarities of Wine Nationalism
Thankfully, the 100% tariff proposal is now off the table at least for a few months, so fans of European wines can breathe a little
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 