Consolidation within the wine industry continued apace this week as the highly-regarded Napa producer Pahlmeyer was sold to wine behemoth E.J.Gallo. These sales of small,
Your Wine Cellar is Teeming with Life
In my Three Quarks Daily column this month entitled Vino Veritas: What Truth Might that Be? I explore the aesthetics of aged wines and what
Wine Review: William Fèvre La Mision Carmenere Gran Reserva Maipó Valley, Chile 2015
Inky and deeply concentrated, Carmenere originated in France, a cross between Cabernet Franc and Gros Cabernet. It has largely disappeared from their preferring the warmer,
Distracted Drinking is a Threat to Your Well Being
As the holiday season is nearly upon us, two posts caught my eye last week that give really good advice about appreciating wine. At Vinepair,
Wine for the Abnormal
I got into wine rather late in life but once bitten by the wine bug I just plunged into it and I’ve devoted a considerable
The Wine World’s Culture of Expertise
For everyone who thinks wine expertise is bullshit, that there is really no difference between everyday wine and fine wine, and nothing worth knowing about
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 