Napa is known as the “Disneyland” of wine, where opulent tasting rooms in modern architectural marvels await busloads of tourists intent on swilling overpriced juice
Category: Wine Culture
This Challenge to Labeling Laws Seeks Permission to Mislead
This is a disturbing development and one not unique to Minnesota: Two Minnesota winemakers have gone to court to overturn a state law they say
Revisiting the Judgment of Paris
The famous (or infamous depending on your point of view) Judgment of Paris has rightly become an iconic moment in wine culture. In 1976, a
Why Demystify Wine?
One of the enduring mysteries of this moment in the culture of wine is why almost every wine writer from obscure bloggers to the most
A Sommelier’s Hallucination
In a New York Times article entitled “Ignore the Snobs, Drink the Cheap, Delicious Wine” sommelier Bianca Bosker jumps the shark. The absurdity of the
The Joys of Aged Wines
Esther Mobley’s paean to aged wines is a wonderful evocation of the joys of finding that gem still going strong after 30 years in the
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 