Although early reports from parts of California and Oregon are grim, it is still too early to determine how much the 2020 vintage will be
Tag: terroir
A New Classification System for Wine?
In the U.S. we have no wine classification system that is really informative. Our appellation rules ensure the origin of the grapes to a degree
Are Wine Marketers Contributing to Climate Change?
Master of Wine and all-around intellectual John Atkinson has a thoughtful and forceful challenge to the wine industry’s contribution to climate change. His premises are
Has the Debate Between Terroir vs. Varietal Been Settled?
In going through some notes for a book on the philosophy of wine I’m writing, I came across an old debate that once defined the
More Insight on Spirits and Terroir
Last week I wrote about whether the concept of terroir could be applied to bourbon. Bourbon is made with at least 51% corn in the
The Influence of “Terroir” in Bourbon Production
I’ve been doing some research on bourbon recently for a writing project I was hired to do. One question I wanted to answer was whether
