The Wine Scholar Guild recently hosted a comprehensive discussion of the future of appellations featuring Andrew Jeffords and Robert Joseph. Only the first half of
A Remedy for Tired Wine Tasting Notes
Last month I argued that wine tasting notes don’t give us much information about how a wine tastes. Most tasting notes consist of a list
Wine Review: Kris Pinot Grigio Delle Venezie DOC 2019
A good price for this wine that hails from the home of Pinot Grigio. But be prepared for a tale of too tart. Pretty aromas
Privileged Old White Guys and Negative Wine Reviews
One of New Zealand’s top wine judges Jim Harre, after sampling a Pinot Noir from Ekleipsi, sent an email to winemaker Jess Mavromatis with the
Smoke Taint and the “Smoke-Curious”
The evidence of the past few years strongly suggests that wildfires are part of the ecosystem of wine regions in Western United States and Canada
Why Is Texture Often Ignored in Wine Tasting?
In tasting notes, wine education materials, and wine discourse in general, aromas are assumed to be the most accessible properties of a wine. In fact
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 