When I ask casual wine consumers what they like in a wine, the most consistent answer I get is “smooth.” This is odd since “smooth”
Tag: wine education
The Game of Wine
Understanding wine is hard work. We study maps of wine regions and their climates, grape varietals and their characteristics, and delve into various techniques for
A New Wine Map?
This attempt to rewrite the wine map appears whimsical—it’s called the Children’s Atlas of Wine after all—but it contains an important insight. For the past
Wine Tasting and Book Learning
In the wine world there are hundreds of grape varieties used to make wine, thousands of wine regions and sub regions each providing a slightly
Wine for the Abnormal
I got into wine rather late in life but once bitten by the wine bug I just plunged into it and I’ve devoted a considerable
The Wine World’s Culture of Expertise
For everyone who thinks wine expertise is bullshit, that there is really no difference between everyday wine and fine wine, and nothing worth knowing about
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 