Is the nostalgic reverence for the past in #food and #wine a form of sentimental kitsch? Or is it important for wine and food aesthetics? ow.ly/XdKK50GiMTz

Interesting piece on how tasting menu #wine pairings work from the wine directors' perspective. daily.sevenfifty.com/how-to-nail-th…

A useful judgment about wine doesn't strive for objectivity (i.e. the absence of personal preference) but instead strives for a subjective judgment of the right sort—one that is about one’s perception of the #wine, not something else. ow.ly/YFzX50GjyP2

A good primer on the complex role of acidity in #wine from Meg Maker pix.wine/the-drop/know-…

"Prices of Beaujolais Nouveau set to soar." I don't know what to say about this aside from asking who would pay that much for "Nouveau". #wine vitisphere.com/news-94950-Pri…

Here is my second post summarizing the important work of microbiologist Manuel Malfeito-Ferreira on the synthetic/holistic nature of #wine tasting. We don't sense individual compounds but relations between compounds. ow.ly/CrII50GlAWP

An interesting post on the possibility of new world Grand Crus from Mike Veseth Does the concept make sense outside of Burgundy/Bordeaux? #wine wineeconomist.com/2021/09/28/gra…

A very accessible on various #wine technologies and their effect on flavor from Jamie Goode winemag.co.za/wine/opinion/j…

My wine and food aesthetics blog Edible Arts turns 10 years old today! ow.ly/ofep50GmlT5

Remember that article from 2018 in Lancet that there was no safe level of drinking? Apparently, the analysis was flawed. Moral: Never take a single study to the bank.thedrinksbusiness.com/2021/10/flaw-f…

Although we love our traditions, the Grand Crus system isn't a good way of marking quality in the contemporary wine world. Wine today is too dynamic to be hemmed in by classification systems weighed down by the bureaucracy of politically-charged rankings. ow.ly/HY6650Gn7pa

Wine and music pairing is a fascinating new approach to appreciating wine. Clark Smith and I have written an ebook on the topic. It's available from most ebook vendors.ow.ly/AWtm50GowML

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If the anti-terroirists wish to advance their cause they need better advocates. The article in Pix by Zach Gebelle is just one logical fallacy after another.ow.ly/T3HU50GtkUl

My Three Quarks column isn't about wine this month. It's about philosophy and why it has lost its way.3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2…

I discuss the contretemps between Oliver Styles and Tom Wark about the high prices of cult wines in this blog post. There is a real issue here about whether a #wine can be a benchmark if few can sample it. ow.ly/6goU50GIEG5

Wine Trade Associations: Reduce the wine industry's carbon emissions - Sign the Petition! chng.it/kvmVHvW4 via Change.org

At World of Fine Wine, David Schildknecht has written an excellent review of my book Beauty and the Yeast: A Philosophy of Wine, Life, and Love. Accurate, thoughtful and thought provoking. Just what a review should be. #wine ow.ly/FlOc50GReFY

This is an important issue for #wine criticism. If you don't like a style of wine can you fairly evaluate it? #philosophy ow.ly/bySI50HIFXe

We are a strange tribe. #wine ow.ly/3MNM50HM0aF