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
Tag: Wine Writing
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
When Words Fail
What did the wines that stimulated conversation in Plato’s Symposium taste like? Or the clam chowder in Moby Dick, the “brown and yellow meats” served
Speaking of Aged Wines
Master Sommelier Tim Gaiser has a wonderfully informative post about what happens when a wine ages, how to appreciate aged wines, and how to communicate
More Wine Populist Nonsense
This argument, this time from W. Blake Gray, gets really tiresome, but there seems to be no end to the joy wine writers get from
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 