This post at Wine Searcher entitled America’s Great Grape Variety Shortage reminds us of how much more interesting wine could be. Of the 10,000 vine
Tag: viticulture
The New Scam
Wineries will do anything to gain an edge including manufacturing quality factors out of thin air. Apparently the new “it” innovation in wine is ungrafted
The Terroirists Win!
This is interesting in itself from a “look what we can do” perspective: What if it were possible to prove that every vineyard soil, anywhere
On Winery Visits and the Aesthetics of Toil
Most aesthetics is dominated by an aesthetics of distance, especially distance from the origins of a work. The aesthetics of wine is no exception. Just
Updating Biodynamics
Biodynamics is a method of farming that treats the entire farm as a living organism. Developed by philosopher Rudolf Steiner in 1924, it is now
Misunderstanding Biodynamics
Biodynamics is a rapidly growing method for farming wine grapes, although it is still a small part of total production with less than 11,000 hectares
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 