We Need to Talk About Wine Talk
My introductory remarks from a panel session on rethinking the language of wine
Reflections on the craft of wine writing and criticism
My introductory remarks from a panel session on rethinking the language of wine
“Toward a New Lexicon for American Wine” takes first place in the 2018 Born Digital Wine Awards
Arguments and revelations, courtesy of Müller-Catoir’s luminous Rieslings.
We need a shared language to describe not just where, but how a wine was made
Evaluating a young red wine is an exercise in prognostication: Is the wine worthy? Also: Is the exercise worthy?
My thoughts on publishing my five-hundredth post
Good wine writing demands more than a palate and a vocabulary. If you can master a few techniques of good writing, you can keep your reader reading.
When I judge a wine critically, I ask myself the usual questions about its color, aromas, flavors, textures, finish. But I also probe the…
The Old World/New World dialectic in wine writing is outdated, and writers need new ways to describe what they truly experience.
Wine is visceral, sensual, sensorial. When you begin a story about wine, you must switch on your reader.
We taste with four of our five senses: sight, smell, taste, and touch. (We don’t use our ears to taste, but you may have…