Features Archives – Terroir Review

A Rose by Every Other Name

Rosé wine is booming, but myths (and secrets) linger

In a podcast, I share my research and ideas about the evolution of wine communications

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