Business of wine guru Rob McMIllan, founder of Silicon Valley Bank, published his annual summary of the state of the U.S. wine business last week.
Category: Wine Culture
Objectivity and Loving Attention
The key to objectivity, for human beings not gods, is attending to an object for what it is, as something that demands I approach it
Ga Ga Over Glou Glou—Yes It’s Baby Talk
From “terroir” to élevage” to “sommelier”, the French have given us a wonderful vocabulary for denoting various elements in wine production and consumption. Their most
Wine and Politics Are Drinking Buddies
A tweet over the holidays unearthed some residual controversy over wine writer Jon Bonné’s article from last summer on the occasion of Anthony Bourdain’s death.
Seek the Different, Not the Best
Following up on my Monday post on brand conscious consumers, I found Decanter’s Andrew Jefford gets to the heart of the problem. Using, as a
Brand Whores and the People Who Exploit Them
Oliver Styles has a brilliant reminder of how even experienced wine lovers are led around by the nose by branding. The occasion for his take
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 