Twenty years ago, the wines attracting the most attention and the highest scores were often big, powerful reds, loaded with ripe fruit, oak, and alcohol.
Tag: wine criticism
Wine Criticism Should Explain How Wine Works
Most wine writing tells us three things: whether the critic liked the wine, what the wine smells and tastes like, and how good it is
The Naked Emperor and 100 Point Scores
Some friends shared a lovely 95–100-point wine with me recently—a 2018 Don Melchor Cabernet Sauvignon, the iconic Chilean wine from the Maipo Valley. Don’t get
Can Wine Be Rated Like Chess Players?
George Nordahl on his Substack has an interesting proposal for rethinking wine scores. Of course problems with the current system are well-known and have been
The Michelin Guide Will Review Wine?
Last week brought the curious announcement that the Michelin Guide plans to start reviewing wine. It’s not clear how this will work given that the
Eight Ways People Judge Wine
Recently I posted an essay on my theory of wine tasting which evaluates wine by how its structure creates movement, texture, and tension over time,
