Recently, I pointed to success at passing the tasting component of the Masters of Wine exam as evidence that wine tasting and wine quality are
Category: Wine Culture
Myths of the Wine World #3: Cabernet Sauvignon is the Best Grape Varietal
As with most myths there is some truth to this. Cab is king if you look at current sales figures, at least in terms of
“Borderless Wine” is a Poor Choice of Words
A couple weeks ago, there was a symposium in New York entitled “Borderless Wine”, featuring speakers addressing the importance of supporting winemaking in emerging and
Two Kinds of Wine Criticism
In wine evaluation it seems there are two kinds of judgments that often get confused. In one sort of judgment there is some actual property
The Best Evidence for Genuine Wine Expertise
The press and the public seem to never tire of the lazy, thoughtless assertion that wine expertise doesn’t exist, that wine quality is just subjective.
Piemonte Wine Country: Vineyards Everywhere, Powerful Wines, Fewer Crowds
As we left Cinque Terre behind, heading toward Piemonte on our month-long visit to Northern Italy, we were feeling really rotten having picked up a
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 