Skepticism about the value of wine criticism is ubiquitous, as I detailed in this post last month. But pushback against the wine-tasting-is-bunk meme is gathering
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Wine Tasting: Is it Nonsense?
The media loves to report studies which claim to show wine tasting is nonsense. In my 3 Quarks essay this month I show why the
The Wine-Tasting-is-Bunk Meme Won’t Go Away
I’m working on a longer article to show why the studies that purport to show that wine expertise is bunk are misleading. But this article
Are You a Fan of “Brett”?
What do you think of “Brett” in a wine—does it add complexity or is it just a flaw that should be eliminated by attentive winemakers?
What is Good Taste? (and another bottle of Pinot)
A few weeks ago I posed the question what is good taste, without making much progress on the topic. It can’t be merely a
Some Really “buggy” Winemakers
We know soil influences the taste of wine. Expert tasters can identify the region a wine comes from by identifying taste components, and wine sourced
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 