Category Archives: Wine & Cheese

Food & Wine Thursdays: Confirmation Bias

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

Every once in a while I re-subscribe to Wine Spectator for the sole purpose of making sure my United Airlines miles don’t expire. The venerable Speculator has been saying some interesting things in its editorials recently. Their columnists, principally James Laube and Matt Kramer, … Continue reading →

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Food & Wine Thursdays: The New Face of Natural Cali Wine

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

For far too long “natural,” in the context of wine, has been nearly synonymous with funky, earthy, so-called “terroir”-driven wines. The implication being that the presence of fruit flavor and aroma  is ancillary to these other flavors and aromas; by … Continue reading →

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Food & Wine Thursdays: Closing Another Chapter in Wine Writing

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

In what just might prove to be the final nail in The Wine Advocate’s coffin before it’s completely packed up and shipped to Singapore, the publication is suing former lead contributor and at one time apparent heir apparent Antonio Galloni. At … Continue reading →

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Food & Wine Thursdays: Fear of Fruit

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

In my day-to-day life in the wine business, I’ve noticed a curious class of wine aficionado for whom “fruit” equates with “manipulation” in a wine. But let’s take a step back. What do I mean by “fruit?” Fruit, as I … Continue reading →

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Food & Wine Thursdays: Gotzen-Dammerung

Posted on February 28, 2013 by

Wine writers seem to take particular pleasure in writing about other wine writers and today I’m going to be no different. In fact, I’m going to go one better and write about a wine writer who is writing about another … Continue reading →

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Food & Wine Thursdays: In Pursuit of Balance 2011

Posted on February 7, 2013 by

I spent a couple hours yesterday at the “In Pursuit of Balance” tasting in West Hollywood. The tasting, organized by sommelier and author Rajat Parr and Jasmine Hirsch, sales and marketing director of her family’s eponymous winery, “seeks to promote … Continue reading →

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Food & Wine Thursdays: Can’t We All Just Get Along?

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

Note: I’ve been called out of the office earlier than expected today, so please enjoy this bit of wine writing I’m particularly pleased with, originally published on September 26, 2010. Our national wine dialogue is at a very adversarial stage … Continue reading →

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