Month: August 2014

It was American essayist-philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson who first suggested that the mentality that rates order, uniformity, and predictability too highly is not to be trusted.  ”A foolish consistency is the … <span class="entry-title-primary">We Prize it in Peanut Butter</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">How important is consistency in wine?</span>Read more

Book Review Shadows in the Vineyard: The True Story of a Plot to Poison the World’s Greatest Wine By Maximillian Potter We know from prison movies that inmates who really ought … Tedium in the Vineyard</br>Read more

I like wine that’s Italian and red. “I shall have a Barolo,” I said. But I had to think twice When they told me the price. Now I favor Barbera instead.  The … When Wine Doesn’t RhymeRead more