At the recently concluded Wine Blogger’s Conference the wine flowed freely and it wasn’t the cheap stuff. Wineries want to show their best and tell
Wine Blog Daily Friday 10/19/18
A daily sample of thoughtful writing and discussion from (mostly) independent wine blogs: An injured party speaks out about the Court of Master Sommeliers cheating
Wine’s Vocation
I don’t know what possessed me to do it but I sat down to read some Arnold Schopenhauer (a 19th Century German philosopher) this past
Wine Blog Daily Thursday 10/18/18
A daily sample of thoughtful writing and discussion from (mostly) independent wine blogs: Wine Searcher interviews the very well traveled Amanda Barnes, of Around the
The Aim of Wine Criticism Is Appreciation
Last week I argued that the purpose of wine criticism is not primarily to aid purchasing decisions, but I left undecided what the primary purpose
Wine Blog Daily Wednesday, 10/17/18
A daily sample of thoughtful writing and discussion from (mostly) independent wine blogs: Kathleen Wilcox tells the very strange stories of the hardscrabble birth of