What a pleasant wine this is, the magic of sur lie ageing on display. Racy in its outer display, its inner soul is the charming,
Creativity and Loaded Guns
Because I write about aesthetics and have had a life-long interest in art and music, I hold creativity and imagination in very high regard. My
Between Liking and Judging Quality
In answer to the question whether wine evaluation is fundamentally subjective, most people writing on the philosophy of wine insist on making a distinction between
What is a Beautiful Wine? (1)
Does the wine world need the idea of beauty to explain what makes a great wine great? That is not an easy question to answer.
Ageing Report: Penner-Ash Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 2011
When we visited Willamette Valley in the fall of 2014 the tasting rooms were pouring their 2011 vintage. I had been a dreadful, cool, rainy
Save the Small Importers and Retailers
During the Coronavirus lockdown, online wine sales are exploding for obvious reasons. But we are likely developing a habit that will be hard to break
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 