The term “linear” is often used in tasting notes, but as Rebecca Meir points out in her article on the term in Wine Enthusiast, it
Tag: wine language
Wine Talk and Shallow Subjectivity
In beginning to articulate what it is about wine that moves us, we have to acknowledge that making wine and appreciating wine are both social
Funky is the New Soul
The controversy of the week was prompted by this article by Vicki Denig at Vinepair assessing the current status of “funky” as a wine descriptor.
We Can’t Do Without Taste Talk
In an otherwise interesting and informative essay on the history of wine talk, historian of science Steve Shapin leads with this puzzling paragraph: One ought
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 