We use a variety of criteria to evaluate wine—intensity, complexity, balance, structure—and even more esoteric qualities such as elegance and finesse. Oddly enough, originality seldom
Budget Wine: The Great American Wine Company Red Blend 2012
Made by Rosenblum Cellars, a Sonoma winery best known for their very solid, premium Zinfandels, this wine is a tribute to “American Heroes” , the
Biases in Crowdsourced Reviews
I’ve found crowdsourced review sites like Yelp to be utterly unreliable for anything but the most basic information about a restaurant. A new study suggests
The Problem of Good Taste Solved!
Well not quite. But I’ve made some progress on it. I’ve collected all my recent mutterings about good taste in my monthly column at Three
Wine Review: Woof n’ Rose Cabernet Franc Reserve Ramona Valley 2009
Lamenting his wife’s death and the collapse of his carefully laid plans, Macbeth famously complains “Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts
Budget Wines: Puerto Viejo Malbec 2012 Mendoza
A unique approach, more old world in style, and a change of pace from all the soft, round, sweet Malbec on the bottom shelf. Berry
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 