Winemaking involves a series of activities generated by an idea of what the finished product will be like. That idea first appears in the winemaker’s
Category: Wine Culture
Natural Wine: It’s not the Taste, It’s the Imagination
Natural wine is getting more exposure as this article about the Central Coast conversation demonstrates. It’s even attracting the attention of the wider culture including
Wine/Food Pairing Options Have a Glaring Weakness
The recent column by James Lawrence about the increasing popularity of food and cocktail pairings was instructive. As the article points out, cocktails are versatile
Doctored Wine: A Brief History
If they are so inclined, and many are, winemakers today have thousands of products they can use to correct flaws or dial in a particular
Art Wines May Not Be The Most Expensive Wines
From the Archives: I defend the view that wines can be works of art. But certainly not all wines. Most wines in fact are just
Finding the Nature in Natural Wine
How natural is natural wine? Environmental writer and policy expert Ted Nordhaus published a well-informed and informative article on natural wines in the current issue
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 