Two stories caught my attention recently because they involve taste and mice, subject matters not often found together. The first is a study that suggests
Category: Wine Culture
What is Lost When the Best Wines are Unaffordable
Charles Olkin calls attention to a very serious (first-world) epistemic problem. The best wines are so expensive that most wine lovers cannot afford to drink
Hooray for Champagne Jayne
Sometimes the good guys win. Champagne Jayne is an Australian wine blogger dedicated to spreading love for her favorite beverage—until she started writing favorably about
Time to Lose the Pre-Conceptions About Emerging U.S. Wine Regions
This article speaks to the difficulties East coast wine regions have in getting wine consumers to take them seriously. “The hardest thing for East Coast
Kramer’s Contradiction
The usually cogent Matt Kramer is letting his logic slip. In an interesting post on the future of wine, which consists of reasonable guesses for
Winemaking is Hard
If you ever get the idea that it would be cool to make wine in your garage, on weekends, when the spirit moves you, you
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 