The best evidence that tasting expertise is real and that some dimensions of wine tasting are objective is the fact that, each year, many people
Wine Appreciation and Imagination
We typically don’t think of wine tasting as an imaginative activity. But imagination is an important part of appreciation and is crucial to wine writing.
Wine Review: Rubicon Estate “Cask” Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford 2006
14 years after vintage date, this bouquet is glorious–fig, dried cherry, mocha and tobacco nicely highlighted by dusty top notes and a hint of caramel.
The Titanic Sails at Dawn
I’m sitting in front of my window on the world sipping a pricey Napa Cab from my cellar (that is a bit disappointing) and thinking
Are Wine Reviews about Entertainment?
Oliver Styles is largely right about the purpose of wine reviews. He argues that people don’t read wine reviews to guide their buying decisions. I
Tasting Vitality IV: Basic Elements of Wine Structure
I’ve been focused recently on creating a tasting model that puts greater emphasis on a wine’s perceived motion on the palate as an important element
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 