At Wine Searcher, Oliver Styles rags on sommeliers but then grants that everyone from wine writers to cellar hands gets into the act. Sommeliers –
Tag: Wine Writing
Like Liquid Rags in Your Mouth
Hands down, this article in Financial Times by Tamlyn Currin (who writes for Jancis Robinson) is the best thing I’ve read on the vexed topic
The Poetry of Wine and the Humble Tasting Note
Complaints about tasting notes have long been a favorite topic among wine writers. According to standard critiques, tasting notes are self-indulgent, pretentious, and riddled with
Why Wine and Food Writing Matters
Food writer Monica Bhide posed the question of the value of food writing via a email from a student soliciting career advice. The student wondered
A Remedy for Tired Wine Tasting Notes
Last month I argued that wine tasting notes don’t give us much information about how a wine tastes. Most tasting notes consist of a list
Why Is Texture Often Ignored in Wine Tasting?
In tasting notes, wine education materials, and wine discourse in general, aromas are assumed to be the most accessible properties of a wine. In fact
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 