We are often told by people in the wine industry, especially PR professionals, that new generations of wine drinkers no longer care about scores or
Category: Wine Culture
It’s Time to Let Go of the Idea that Wine Makes Itself
This recent article by Zachary Sussman in Punch provides a much needed corrective to what has become a cliché that winemakers do nothing except let
The Problems With Wine Scores Episode 489
Stats wizard David Morrison has a compelling argument that scores between wine critics cannot be compared except in the rare case in which two critics
The Study on Emotion and Wine Revisited
Last month I discussed a report of a new study that showed correlations between wine and emotions. At the time I didn’t have access to
Terroir and the One True Way to Make Wine
Master of Wine John Atkinson has one of the most insightful discussions of terroir I’ve read in a long while. And that is not only
Wine is Complicated. Maybe That’s a Good Thing.
Recent data suggests wine sales are leveling off while beer sales, especially in the craft beer segment of the market, continue to grow. This news
