The universe, it seems, is a one way street. From the Big Bang to whatever may be its final state, it advances in one direction only: from the present to the future and never the other way around. The British physicist Sir Arthur Eddington (that’s he chatting amiably with Albert Einstein, above) memorably described this…
All posts in January 2021
What Price is Right?
Wine may well be the original International Man of Mystery. Since wine isn’t (and can’t be) made everywhere, it must travel from often remote locales and through many hands to arrive on your retailer’s shelf and, eventually, on your table. To be frank, not much of its sales chain is very transparent (that’s the mystery…
A Question of Balance
To judge from the conversations I have with friends, colleagues and Formaggio Kitchen clientèle, something called balance is considered a desirable trait to discover in a wine. It seems reasonable enough, since balance is something we value and try to maintain in many aspects of our lives. We strive to create a healthy work-life balance,…
CO2 to you, too
As a winemaking technique the process known as carbonic maceration has some public relations issues: Its association with mass-market Beaujolais nouveau for one; a few too many syllables in its name for another. Throw in that it involves grapes that are never crushed and somehow ferment without the help of yeasts and you’re losing people…