If the wine critic’s job is to enable the reader to grasp the kinds of responses it is appropriate to have to a wine, then
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The Wine Writer’s Dilemma
If you’ve been following this blog and my articles at 3 Quarks Daily, you know that I give an account of wine appreciation in which
Metaphor and the Meaning of Aroma
The wine industry faces many immediate challenges from climate change to competition from beer and spirits. But among those challenges is one you seldom hear
Should Wines Be Judged Without Context?
I’m puzzled by Oliver Styles’ recent article at Wine Searcher. His target is the widely held assumption that context is critical in judging a wine.
The Wine Spectator Lives in a Bubble
At Wine Searcher, winemaker and writer Oliver Styles eviscerates the Wine Spectator’s Senior Editor James Molesworth for his apparent dogmatic attitude towards natural wine. There
Eric Asimov is On a Roll
New York Times wine columnist Eric Asimov has been rolling out the advice lately for how wine reviewing ought to change. In a series of
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 