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
Tag: terroir
A More Subtle Anti-Terroirism
Geologist Alex Maltman’s recent article on Decanter’s website, entitled “Busting Wine Terroir Myths: The science of soil and wine taste”, contains much useful information, but
Do We Want Nice Wines, True Wines or Different Wines?
Jamie Goode’s recent post “We don’t want our wines to taste nicer, but truer” marks an important distinction, although, as usual, I will want to
Terroir and the One True Way to Make Wine
Master of Wine John Atkinson has one of the most insightful discussions of terroir I’ve read in a long while. And that is not only
We Shouldn’t Sacrifice Creativity for Ideology
Meg Houston Maker at her website Terroir Review has an interesting proposal for how to classify wines, one that I think is in the right
The Decline of Blends and Nature’s Way
Despite the historical importance of blending wine, especially in Bordeaux, and the current popularity of red blends on the supermarket shelves, increasingly among the wine
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 