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
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Wine is a Process; Forget About Consistency
Wine statistics guru David Morrison has done great work evaluating the degree to which wine scores are consistent between critics and repeatable by the same
Wine’s Culture Wars are a Sign of Health
I’ve spent the month of June traveling while only occasionally taking a peek at the wine news. I arrived home today to discover I’ve missed
The Myth of the Myth of Minerality
Vicki Denig writes a balanced article on minerality despite an ambiguous headline and a misleading introduction. Entitled “Nailing the Myth of Minerality”, she introduces the
Wine Scores are Not the Problem
Polemics against wine scores are a perennial crowd pleaser sort of like your favorite supermarket Chardonnay that gets nods of approval from any crowd you
Soulful Wines and the Failure of Recognition
Being preoccupied (or perhaps obsessed is a better word) by philosophical puzzles is my occupational hazard. As I noted last week, wine importer Terry Theise’s
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 