The political writer Kevin Drum went off his beat last week. Using the New York Times new tool for counting the mentions of a
Ageing Report: Seghesio Sangiovese 2007
The vast majority of wine reviews are about recently released wines, and for good reason. The purpose of most wine reviews is to guide consumers,
Budget Wine: Skeleton Malbec Mendoza 2013
There is a debate among wine critics about whether we should write negative reviews. Most say they don’t have time to waste on bad wine.
My Symposion Interview
Symposion is an exciting new journal dedicated to “things cultural, aesthetic and intellectual about food.” It exists now as a blog but will soon be
Food, Nostalgia, and Something about Androids
It has become common knowledge—at least since Proust and his madeleine—that food has a peculiar capacity to provoke memories. When we eat, we can never
Wine Review: Antinori Solaia Toscana IGT 1999
Drinking an iconic wine is in some respects like watching McCartney or Jagger perform—it is as much about the past as it is the present,
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 