Winemaking has undergone a scientific revolution over the past several decades. Young winemakers now graduate from university programs laden with chemistry courses. Sugar levels in
Wine, Baseball, and Dumbing Down Culture
This article by Zack Geballe in WinePair is about as dumb as it gets. As a lover of both wine and baseball, two industries that
Why Do We Want Objectivity in Wine Criticism?
The case for trying to achieve objectivity in wine tasting via blind tasting seems pretty straightforward.We want descriptions and evaluations to be about how the
Is Wine Tasting Nonsense?
Wine tasting has become one of the favorite playthings of the media with articles appearing periodically accusing wine tasters of being incompetent charlatans arrogantly foisting
Edible Arts Housekeeping
You might have noticed that my posting frequency has deteriorated over the past few weeks. That is because I’m in the middle of a semester
The Poetry of Wine and the Humble Tasting Note
Complaints about tasting notes have long been a favorite topic among wine writers. According to standard critiques, tasting notes are self-indulgent, pretentious, and riddled with
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 