When we communicate about wine, what message is being transmitted? Beauty has long been associated with those moments in life that cannot easily be spoken
Wine Tasting and Book Learning
In the wine world there are hundreds of grape varieties used to make wine, thousands of wine regions and sub regions each providing a slightly
Wine Review: Maison Chandesais “Coeur Rubis” Pinot Noir Bourgogne 2016
A taste of Burgundy is worth $12 even if it’s thin and watery, especially when its naked frailty shows a vigorous pulse. Everyone wants the
The Challenge of Hybrid Grape Varietals
This article by Jamie Goode on the need for the wine community to embrace hybrid grape varietals raises an important set of issues. Most of
Thinking Differently about Objectivity
Judgements about wine quality and which features are exhibited by individual wines are unavoidable in the wine community. Everyone from sommeliers to critics to marketing
Wine: Tragic Beauty Worthy of Shakespeare
Last week I wrote that part of the beauty of wine lies in its ephemera and its connection to change and mortality. The fleeting, inconstant
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 