Italian wine blogger Alfonso Cevola writes: Red wine. White wine. Rosé wine. Orange wine. Sparkling wine. Dessert wine. There comes a point, when looking at
Category: Wine Culture
Hoist By His Own Petard
Hippie punching has been one of the mainstream media’s favorite pastimes since, well, since there have been hippies. Now there is a new subgenre of
Idaho Wine: Will Work for Grapes
Idaho is probably not the first state that comes to mind when the topic of U.S. wine comes up. But if you’ve been paying attention
Fake Wine, Fake Food, Fake You
As I noted in previous posts, our hi- tech overlords are busy trying to invent fake wine and fake food. Now they’ve turned their attention
“Trust Your Palate” is Bad Advice!
I feel a rant coming on. Probably the most ubiquitous piece of advice offered by wine educators and wine writers to novice wine lovers is
Yes, You Can Judge a Wine by the Size of the Winery
Wall Street Journal wine columnist Lettie Teague recently posed the question “Can You Judge a Wine by the Size of the Winery?” Her answer was
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 