Thanksgiving is a difficult meal for wine pairing. Too many diverse dishes and too many people with different tastes mean anything you chose will be
Category: Wine Culture
Another Independent Family Winery Goes Corporate
Consolidation within the wine industry continued apace this week as the highly-regarded Napa producer Pahlmeyer was sold to wine behemoth E.J.Gallo. These sales of small,
Distracted Drinking is a Threat to Your Well Being
As the holiday season is nearly upon us, two posts caught my eye last week that give really good advice about appreciating wine. At Vinepair,
Wine for the Abnormal
I got into wine rather late in life but once bitten by the wine bug I just plunged into it and I’ve devoted a considerable
The Wine World’s Culture of Expertise
For everyone who thinks wine expertise is bullshit, that there is really no difference between everyday wine and fine wine, and nothing worth knowing about
Has the Debate Between Terroir vs. Varietal Been Settled?
In going through some notes for a book on the philosophy of wine I’m writing, I came across an old debate that once defined the
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 