I certainly share Anne Burchett’s complaint about the constant requests for reviews we’re asked to submit for everything from books to Instacart deliveries: For wine
The Value of Disagreement
Disagreements about wine, both individual wines and well as wine styles, are ubiquitous and inevitable. But this is not a bad thing. Aesthetic engagement is
Review of Beauty and the Yeast
I am grateful to W. Blake Gray at Wine Searcher for his very generous review of my book Beauty and the Yeast: A Philosophy of
Wine Review: Altos Las Hormigas Malbec Reserve Valle De Uco Mendoza 2017
In many respects this is classic Valle de Uco Malbec—floral, fresh, a bit racy, and kissed by rather than drenched in oak. But it takes
Our Model of Wine Criticism is not Giving Wines the Attention They Deserve
Master of Wine Geoff Moss interviewed music critic Peyton Thomas, a writer for Pitchfork, regarding the parallels between music criticism and wine criticism. (It’s hosted
Wine Talk and Shallow Subjectivity
In beginning to articulate what it is about wine that moves us, we have to acknowledge that making wine and appreciating wine are both social
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 