We really should not allow journalists to write philosophy. In the Napa Valley Register their wine columnist Allen Balik pontificates on the nature of greatness
Category: Wine Culture
The Wines of Southern Oregon
As wine regions go, Southern Oregon is under-the radar, sandwiched between the long-established California regions to the south and the more recently prominent Willamette Valley
The Decline of Blends and Nature’s Way
Despite the historical importance of blending wine, especially in Bordeaux, and the current popularity of red blends on the supermarket shelves, increasingly among the wine
Wineries Face a Predictable Labor Shortage
As I travel throughout America’s wine regions, I keep hearing about this looming labor shortage that has wineries concerned about the upcoming harvest: Research by
A Neuroscientist on Wine
Neuroscientist Gordon Shepherd, author of Neurogastronomy, has a new book out entitled Neuroenology: How the Brain Creates the Taste of Wine (Columbia University Press, $25).
A Remarkable Wine Story
I would be hard pressed to identify the “best wine I’ve ever had”. But one of the candidates would be the Romano Dal Forno Amarone
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 