This past weekend I attended a tasting entitled “Meeting God”. The promised divinity was the 2003 Cheval Blanc, arguably the top Chateau of St. Emilion
Tag: wine tasting
Wine Tasters are Smarter
Making wine is a bit disreputable. People give up respectable jobs with six-figure incomes to root around in vineyards in the morning and clean out
Revisiting the Judgment of Paris
The famous (or infamous depending on your point of view) Judgment of Paris has rightly become an iconic moment in wine culture. In 1976, a
Why Demystify Wine?
One of the enduring mysteries of this moment in the culture of wine is why almost every wine writer from obscure bloggers to the most
Distinguishing Cheap Wine from Expensive Wine
I suspect that most people who drink wine regularly think they are able to distinguish expensive wine from the cheap stuff. But there are numerous
The Mind Plays Tricks
Last week I participated in a blind tasting, the sort of blind tasting that all somms fear, where you’re tricked into falling flat on your
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 