Genotype, Phenotype, and the Essence of Wine
Wine is a constellation of traits fixed and mutable. The taster must understand both.
Wine is a constellation of traits fixed and mutable. The taster must understand both.
Reflections on my research on the evolution of wine commentary, the reactions it’s provoked, and how it’s changed me, too
A seminar of my work on the evolution of wine communications: Where we’ve been, where we are now, and where we should be headed.
At a recent tasting, De Grazia held forth on Etna wine, mountain terroir, and the praxis (and perils) of fine winemaking on the volcano
Ask of a piece of wine writing — any writing, really — What’s working? What’s not working? And how might it work better?
In Sagrantino’s spiritual homeland, producers embrace the charms of this charismatic grape
Relax. It’s just dinner.
Cider commentary can profit from active efforts to rethink the lexicons of wine
When writing about food, probe five main questions
A hand-drawn visual essay about Port’s past, present, and unseen future
In 2014, as a capstone to a week’s vacation in Burgundy, my husband and I spent three days in Chablis. On one of those…
Since this 2020 vintage, Bardolino producers have had the option to designate wines as one of three new cru: La Rocca, Sommacampagna, and Montebaldo….