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Whom Does Wine Industry Consolidation Serve?
Two news items from the last few days pose an important question: Is the wine quality we’ve achieved through modern technology worth the cost? Over
The Art of Winemaking
Many people argue that wine cannot be an art because good winemaking is all about growing great grapes—there is nothing artistic about that. I take
More Nonsense from the Press About Wine Tasting
Joe Pinsker in the Atlantic shows he not only knows nothing about wine; he is also logically challenged. Pinsker argues that because most people, even
The War on Terroir
The idea of “terroir” is controversial. Some think it defines what counts as great wine. Others think it is a myth promulgated by excessively romantic wine
Why “Terroir Wines” can be Works of Art
Recently, the usually reliable Andrew Jeffords began a blog post on wine tasting with a bit of oft-repeated nonsense: Winegrowing is not artistic composition: a
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 