Much has been made of the sharp about face we’ve seen over the past 20 years from the over-ripe, alcoholic fruit bombs in fashion at
End of an Era?
When I began blogging about wine and food back in 2011, Jeff Seigel (aka The Wine Curmudgeon) was a daily must-read. His posts about affordable
Terroir and Wines’ Conundrum
The claim that terroir is an illusion used to be bandied about with some regularity. Thankfully, it seems to have receded as a topic of
Wine and Mystery
One way to distinguish beautiful objects from objects that are merely pretty is that beautiful objects have an aura of mystery about them. In the
Wine, Health, and Complexity
The trajectory of the status of wine in discussions about health has been remarkable. Beginning in the 1970’s, data from numerous studies showed that wine,
Food Traditions and “Prostitution”
Paella is one of my favorite dishes because it is so versatile. For those of us who like to play with our food, it’s the
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 