For roughly three decades, the good life was typically pictured with a very specific image: thick-stemmed wine glasses beside marbled beef, a Tuscan stone terrace
Wine and the Race to the Bottom
One thing we all have to careful about, if we care about what’s true, is that we avoid endorsing a point of view only because
2026: The Year Wine Becomes Expressive
It’s January, which means we are all briefly seized by the delusion that we can become better versions of ourselves by sheer declarative force. We
What Does Your “Guilty Pleasure” Wine Say About Taste?
This essay by Kyle Munkittrick entitled “Taste Values Craft” got me thinking about what it means to have good taste because he begins with a
Can Wine Be Rated Like Chess Players?
George Nordahl on his Substack has an interesting proposal for rethinking wine scores. Of course problems with the current system are well-known and have been
Wine Traditions and Innovation
One thing that has always fascinated me about wine is that, despite it being saturated with tradition, it is capable of substantial innovation. The best-known
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 