Over the weekend I finally had a chance to taste through a few entries on the Wine Spectator’s Top 100 list for 2017. I’m often
Tag: wine tasting
No, Taste is Not Just about Money or Class
Oliver Styles at Wine Searcher asks “Can Money Buy Taste?” by which I think he means, “is your taste in wine best explained by the
Wednesday Aggro
This drives me freakin’ nuts. When wine conversations get serious, when there is something up for debate, someone always tries to shut down the controversy
Do Wine Aromas Have a Structure?
All arts have as their foundation some kind of structure or order–the color wheel or a system of spatial coordinates in painting, harmonic relationships between
Why Don’t We Hear about Blind Tasting Success?
Whenever wine tasters fall flat on their face the press celebrates by publicizing the fact far and wide claiming it offers proof that wine tasting
Give It Up Guys
There is a mountain of evidence suggesting that women have a better sense of smell than men. Julie Case takes us through a summary of
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 