Wine statistics guru David Morrison wades into the issue of wine scores. Despite their alleged usefulness as a marketing tool, he finds them fundamentally misleading
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On the Semantics of Minerality
If you have been wondering about the state of research into minerality in wine, Alex Maltman in Decanter has you covered. He summarizes all the
It’s Time to Change How we Describe Wine
At Wine Enthusiast, Caroline Hatchett asks “Is it Time to Change How We Describe Wine?” My answer to that question is of, course, yes, and
Book Review: Drink More Wine! A Simple Guide to Peak Experiences NOW
Cross-posted at Three Quarks Daily. It’s the holiday season and time to think about presents for the budding wine lover in your life. Of course,
Tasting Vitality (2): Structure
In a previous post I described the motivation behind a revised wine tasting model that elevates a wine’s rhythm and motion on the palate, giving
Tasting Vitality: An Introduction
For the past two years, I’ve been working intermittently on developing a new wine tasting model to be included in the book I’m writing on
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 