I’ve heard the arguments for many years. High alcohol wines lack subtlety and have no place at the dinner table since they never complement food.
Wine the Seducer
When buried in tasting notes, scores, competitions, marketing fashions, and sommelier exams that define our contemporary wine culture, we can often lose sight of wine’s
How to Pair Music and Wine
Originally published at Three Quarks Daily Wine and music pairing is becoming increasingly popular, and the effectiveness of using music to enhance a wine tasting
A Wine is Large; It Contains Multitudes
Wine Searcher routinely publishes interesting, controversial articles. The recent article by Kathleen Willcox entitled “Science Makes a Mockery of Tasting Notes” is no exception. I
Wine Review: Peirano Estate Viognier Lodi 2019
This is a crime. No one should do this to Viognier. Fat, sweet, and buttery with oak saturated peaches, honeysuckle, and vanilla aromas, it’s heavy
Buyer Beware!
Veteran blogger Alder Yarrow recently completed a survey of wines from Napa’s new blood–producers who joined the Napa Valley Vintner’s Association during the past 5
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 