Elaine Chukan Brown’s recent 4-part series on the history of Chardonnay in the U.S. is a fascinating read for wine lovers. Chardonnay is the most
Category: Wine Culture
Americans Discovered Good Taste by Copying the French
Although we create new varietals, discover new wine regions, and develop new technologies and methods. these innovations produce minor deviations from a core concept that
Let’s Be Clear about Influencers in the Wine World
If you spend much time around marketing types you can’t avoid the term “influencer”. Allegedly , it’s what all of us writers with social media
Americans Loved Their “Bum Wine”
I commented recently on how conservative and tradition-bound wine is. Wine is about nuance not large changes or dramatic shifts in style. Nevertheless, sometimes wine
Wine is a Peculiar Pursuit
The wine world is an interesting amalgam of small but meaningful variations within a context of relative stability. Most major wine styles are embedded in
What about the Vineyard?
As this article in Decanter about the changing character of tasting rooms points out, wine is no longer only about what’s in the glass. Wine
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 