Any experienced wine taster has likely had the experience of tasting a fruit forward wine with discernible sweetness only to find out there is very
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Wine Tasting and Expertise
Articles claiming that wine tasting expertise is “junk” or “fake” are a time-tested winner in the media guaranteed to get non-experts to nod in agreement,
How to Think about Mouse
This is the week for turkey but I want to talk about mouse. No. I’m not contemplating roast mouse for Thanksgiving. I’m talking about everyone’s
Ambiguity and Wine Tasting
Andrew Jeffords writes about a comment from a reader who wonders how wine writers judge wines they don’t like. The reader dislikes: wines that are
Natural Wine and the Absurd
I’m a fan of natural wine. Some of the most interesting wines I’ve had recently have been produced under that banner. And I like them
Good Advice about Wine Tasting
Oliver Styles argues that Pinot Noir is not a red wine. What he means by that provocative statement is that Pinot Noir (and other light