I recently argued that wine writers face a daunting task. Their main job is to describe the individuality and distinctiveness of a wine. These dimensions
Category: Wine Culture
Defending the Wine Critics
It’s fashionable to criticize wine critics for a variety of sins: they’re biased, their scores don’t mean anything, and their jargon is unintelligible according to
A $300 Sagrantino?
W. Blake Gray reports that Arnaldo-Caprai, the winery largely responsible for putting the grape Sagrantino and the Umbrian region of Montefalco on the wine map,
Stories Are Compelling but Cannot Replace What’s in the Glass
I noted recently that wine writing is faced with a dilemma. It must describe the individuality of wines and capture the full range of their
Is Stupid but Entertaining Worth Praising?
Since I’ve been writing and thinking a lot recently about the role of the wine writer, I couldn’t resist commenting on this post by Tom
If You Don’t Like Our Wine Vocabulary, Suggest an Alternative
If the wine critic’s job is to enable the reader to grasp the kinds of responses it is appropriate to have to a wine, then
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 