This past weekend I attended a tasting entitled “Meeting God”. The promised divinity was the 2003 Cheval Blanc, arguably the top Chateau of St. Emilion
Budget Wine Review: Chateau Brannens Graves 2014
Cheap Bordeaux but from a specific sub-region rather than the generic appellation? That’s unusual but Trader Joe’s sometimes tracks down the unusual. Alas, if it’s
Not Good
Stories out of several locations in Europe report a devastating freeze last week with some vineyards losing up to 80% of their shoots from temperatures
Is Flavor Intensity Destroying the American Palate?
The thought occurred to me while wandering down the snack aisle at the supermarket that constant exposure to inflated flavors is destroying our ability to
Wine Review: Domaine Grandes Serres Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2013
Grandes Serres is a negociant firm owned by Michel Picard who also owns Chateau de Chassagne Monrachet in Burgundy. I don’t believe this is their
Beauty is Not Skin Deep
In my Three Quarks essay this month I take on the mistaken platitude that beauty is only skin deep.
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 