Peter Pharos recently wrote an article entitled Wine’s Old People Problem, about the wine industry’s current dilemma (which seems a lot longer-lived than “current” suggests.
Why Food and Music Mobilize Communities
Some arts, such as painting, ask you to come to them; other arts come for you. Food and music are force vectors that pull bodies
The Technology vs. Terroir False Dilemma
Debates that oppose “technology” to “terroir” treat winemaking as a zero-sum game in which each technological intervention diminishes site expression. This framing misdescribes how quality
Fast Food as a Theory of Society
Fast food isn’t just a style of cuisine; it’s a social theory with a drive-thru. The paper bag is a syllabus. Its core axioms—uniformity, calculability,
The Michelin Guide Will Review Wine?
Last week brought the curious announcement that the Michelin Guide plans to start reviewing wine. It’s not clear how this will work given that the
Wine Price and Wine Quality: A Correlation?
Casual wine consumers often ask me whether there is a correlation between wine price and wine quality? My answer is yes—but only a rough correlation,
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 