Blake Gray committed a sin against beauty on his blog yesterday. A winery sent him a press notice about the release of a wine made
Category: Wine Culture
Is the Wine Spectator’s Top 100 a Reliable Guide?
Over the weekend I finally had a chance to taste through a few entries on the Wine Spectator’s Top 100 list for 2017. I’m often
Why Wine Fashions Change
Styles in the wine world seem to change as often as styles in the world of fashion. Cabernet Sauvignon went from savory and elegant to
No, Taste is Not Just about Money or Class
Oliver Styles at Wine Searcher asks “Can Money Buy Taste?” by which I think he means, “is your taste in wine best explained by the
Luxury, Inequality, and the World of Wine
For food and wine lovers, Robin Givhan’s piece in the Washington Post, “The Case for Luxury” is a very solid essay with an important argument
If You Drink Conservatively, You’re Missing Out
I recently had this conversation in a supermarket wine aisle: Shopper: Do you know anything about wine? Me: A bit. Shopper: I need to
