As the wine world waits for the Supreme Court to, hopefully, put another nail in the coffin of the 3 tier distribution system, wine retailers
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Why Wine Styles Change: The High Alcohol Revolution
I’ve been thinking about what drives changes in wine styles—consumer demand, winemaker experimentation, the influence of critics and writers, some combination of these? Take for
Jamie Goode On Fire
In all the activity surrounding Thanksgiving last week, I fear Jamie Goode’s insightful post about faux “champions” of the wine consumer might have gotten buried.
“Borderless Wine” is a Poor Choice of Words
A couple weeks ago, there was a symposium in New York entitled “Borderless Wine”, featuring speakers addressing the importance of supporting winemaking in emerging and
Myths of the Wine World #2: No Wine is Worth More than $100
If you just want a really good bottle of wine, this is true. You can get really good wine for much less. If you’re thinking
Myths of the Wine World #1: Winemakers Make Wine
As with all myths, this one has an element of truth to it. In the Oxford Dictionary, the primary meaning of “to make” is “to
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 