Originally published at Three Quarks Daily. Flavors are nomads. They lurk in disparate ingredients and journey from dish to dish. They cross generations and geographical borders
Homogeneity in Wine Has Its Villain
Homogeneity is the bête noire of wine lovers. We love wine because of its variations and despise anything that threatens to cover them up. What
War On Wine Wut?
I know writers at the NY Times typically don’t write their own headlines so we probably shouldn’t blame Alex Halberstadt, but this headline “Maggie Harrison’s
Will Wine Talk Survive?
Wine talk happens in many contexts and performs a variety of functions. Sometimes we talk about wine just to communicate our pleasure in what we
Wine and Enchantment
We appreciate wine because of its sensory properties and alcoholic effects. But they aren’t the whole picture. That “aha” moment when wine becomes more than
Wine Science Makes Some Peculiar Inferences
This summary essay by Charles Spence on the varieties of empirical research into the psychology of wine tasting is informative. But the inferences drawn from
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 