If the wine industry wants people to pay premium prices for their best product, why do they insist on telling people that wine tasting is
How is Wine Criticism Like Art Criticism?
Art and literary criticism oscillate between two approaches to a work. Historicism focuses on a work’s history and origins and the process through which it
Are You Ready for Bacon Barbera?
I’m not sure how I feel about this. Leslie Pariseau in Punch writes: A handful of natural winemakers is pushing the limits of co-fermentation, aromatizing
Wine Review: Chateau Ducluzeau Listrac Medoc 2016
A good, affordable Bordeaux that hits all the standard Bordeaux notes. An intense, alluring nose of cassis, graphite, and nutmeg. With a bit of swirling
Why We Still Need Appellations
James Lawrence in Wine Searcher makes several important points in his argument that appellations have outlived their usefulness. I think there is an important perspective
A New Blog
This is not about wine or food. You know, I do think about other things sometimes. For those interested in philosophy, I have a new
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 