Tim Atkin’s insightful post about terroir reminded me of one of my pet peeves in discussions about terroir—misguided expectations. He compares terroir to the practice
Tag: winemaking
Biodynamics Has Gone Mainstream
The headline of this article by Dave Macintyre says it all Biodynamic wine has roots in pseudoscience, but the proof is in the bottle Dave
To Oak or Not to Oak
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
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
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 