2020 has not been a good year and I can’t wait to see it in the rear-view mirror. But the unrelenting atrocity and adversity of
How Should We Define Tasting Expertise?
Do wine and food critics have a special expertise that gives authority to their pronouncements, or is it all just subjective preference dressed up with
Thanksgiving Wine Pairings
My best advice for pairing wine and a typical Thanksgiving dinner hasn’t changed. Don’t bother. Two principles should regulate any discussion of Thanksgiving wine: 1.
Reflections on Objectivity and Wine Tasting (1)
The debate about whether wine tasting has objective standards too often assumes a mistaken picture of how taste works. The mistaken picture is something like
Why Wine Tasting Notes are Not Helpful
Look on the back label of most wine bottles and you will find a tasting note that reads like a fruit basket—a list of various
Publication Day is Here!
I’ve been looking forward to this day for a very long time. Beauty and the Yeast is now available as an ebook or paperback on
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 