Complaints about tasting notes are ubiquitous in the wine blogosphere. The most common complaints are that lists of flavor notes are uninformative, excessively obscure, or
Tag: wine tasting
How Not to Sell a Wine
Rob McMillan’s post today on wine marketing language got me thinking about wine tasting notes once again. McMillan, a banker specializing in wine-related business, thinks
No. Wine Tasting is not Bullshit
I intended to write up a take down of this snarky piece of piffle called Wine Tasting is Bullshit. Yep. Another know-nothing talking about something
Tasting Notes and the Poetry of Wine
That perennially momentous issue, the value of tasting notes, popped up again last week among luminaries of the wine writing guild. Keith Levenberg started the
Subjective Tastes and Mixed Messages: Is the Wine Industry Harming its Image?
This post from Steve Heimoff got me thinking about how the wine industry steps on its message when writers and salespersons insist that wine tasting
Inflated Wine Scores and the Longing for a Wine Aristocracy
The latest brouhaha about wine scores erupted shortly after Christmas when The Wine Advocate, arguably the most influential wine review publication, released its latest assessment
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 