The days when every quality bottle of wine had to show a touch of overt oak are happily over. it is rare to find one
Tag: winemaking
In Defense of Human Intervention
In the not too distant past, when natural wine was gaining a foothold, it was common to hear the sentiment that wine makes itself. The
Tannin Management: An Under-Reported Story?
Much has been made of the sharp about face we’ve seen over the past 20 years from the over-ripe, alcoholic fruit bombs in fashion at
War On Wine Wut?
I know writers at the NY Times typically don’t write their own headlines so we probably shouldn’t blame Alex Halberstadt, but this headline “Maggie Harrison’s
How to Be Non-Binary About Wine
The problems with defining natural wine are well-documented. There is an inherent paradox in any attempt to be precise about what counts as “natural.” As
Science Can’t Take the Art out of Winemaking
Winemaking has undergone a scientific revolution over the past 40 yrs. Fledgling winemakers now graduate from university programs laden with chemistry courses. Sugar levels in
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 