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This is the second in a series of articles this week about wine writing. Read the first article, “What’s next for wine writing?” I wrote yesterday about what I see coming next for wine writing. Read more...
This is the second in a series of articles this week about wine writing. Read the first article, “What’s next for wine writing?” I wrote yesterday about what I see coming next for wine writing. Read more...
In a recent blog post, The Wine Bible author Karen MacNeil asked whether we are witnessing the end of wine writing. “Wine writing as a profession, a craft, even sometimes an art, is disappearing,” MacNeil Read more...
In days long gone, a handful of powerful publications were the gatekeepers of wine reviews. They passed out scores, and wineries either benefitted from them or not. In today’s world, these magazines are no longer Read more...
Is this really the solution to red wine headaches? The Washington Post recently published an article titled “Does red wine give you headaches? Buy a cheaper bottle, scientists say.” Really? The story goes Read more...
Jean Sibelius famously said “No statue has ever been put up to a critic.” Photographer Daniel Nyblin, Finnish Heritage Agency. One could be forgiven for not making it far along in The New Read more...
Sémillon at Seven Hills Vineyard. Copyright Richard Duval. 55+ wines reviewed below, including the latest from Amavi, Gård, Holesinsky, Koenig, Massalto, Planet Oregon, Rocks of Bawn, Sleight of Hand, Soter, Split Rail, SuNu, Read more...
This is part 2 of a series of articles about appellations. Read part 1. In my series “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” of Washington wine, I wrote that too few appellations in the Read more...
Relative importance not drawn to scale. This is the first in a series of articles discussing appellations. In my series “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” of Washington wine, I noted that Read more...
In the first of my recent articles on “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” of Washington wine, I outlined 10 things the Washington wine industry has done well. One embarrassing omission, which a number Read more...
This is the third in a three-part series on Washington wine. Read part I. Read part II. There has been a great deal of handwringing and soul searching in the Washington wine industry since Ste. Read more...