Oliver Styles is largely right about the purpose of wine reviews. He argues that people don’t read wine reviews to guide their buying decisions. I
Tag: Wine Writing
More on Wine Metaphors
Installment two of my series on wine language, entitled Fleshy With a Bad Attitude: Metaphor and Wine Tasting Notes, is up at Three Quarks Daily.
You Can’t Describe New Impressions by Using Old Expressions
I have been arguing recently that complaints about the use of metaphor in describing wine are misguided. Most metaphors used in wine writing are no
Stories and Social Media Time Wasters
I’ve been banging on about wine stories a lot the last few months, wondering whether they can really be the key to sustaining interest in
Wine Metaphors and Interpretation
Last week I linked to several examples of what has become a favorite theme in wine media—complaints about wine language, especially the use of metaphors
Drinking Liquid Poetry
I recently argued that wine writers face a daunting task. Their main job is to describe the individuality and distinctiveness of a wine. These dimensions
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 