Interview With Meg Maker on the New Languages of Wine
In a podcast, I share my research and ideas about the evolution of wine communications
Wine Writing
Reflections on the craft of wine writing and criticism
Genotype, Phenotype, and the Essence of Wine
Wine is a constellation of traits fixed and mutable. The taster must understand both.
Checking in on The New Languages of Wine
Reflections on my research on the evolution of wine commentary, the reactions it’s provoked, and how it’s changed me, too
Video: The New Languages of Wine
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.
Inside The Machinery of Story
Ask of a piece of wine writing — any writing, really — What’s working? What’s not working? And how might it work better?
Cider Can Learn From Wine’s Lexical Missteps
Cider commentary can profit from active efforts to rethink the lexicons of wine
We Need to Talk About Wine Talk
My introductory remarks from a panel session on rethinking the language of wine
Meg Houston Maker Wins International Wine Writing Award
“Toward a New Lexicon for American Wine” takes first place in the 2018 Born Digital Wine Awards
Some Lessons on Beauty and Terroir
Arguments and revelations, courtesy of Müller-Catoir’s luminous Rieslings.
Toward a New Lexicon for American Wine
We need a shared language to describe not just where, but how a wine was made
Young Red Wine, Wise Red Wine
Evaluating a young red wine is an exercise in prognostication: Is the wine worthy? Also: Is the exercise worthy?
“When you know nothing, you are fearless.”
My thoughts on publishing my five-hundredth post