The Wine Idea

Call me Rosé. This is my story. I don’t claim to have had a more interesting life in wine than either of my fellow travellers, Red and White, nor do I profess … Rosé Spills ItRead more

Here in the Wine Corner, we spend much of our time trying put words to what we taste. It’s not unpleasant work, but it is often challenging. All wine can be … The Lexicon BanditsRead more

How many kinds of wine are there? It’s a question I’m often mulling, in part because the answer always seems so tantalizingly out of reach. The idea that the answer could … PlaythingsRead more

What makes a wine good, better or even best? It’s a challenging question and one that admits not only of multiple answers, but of more than one approach to its solution. … Tedious, Friendless, SexlessRead more

The following is a transcript of a Wine Corner Radio (WCR) interview conducted earlier this year on the station’s popular Wine Blather program. It has been edited for concision and clarity and run through … Five Minutes with the Wine BugRead more

Almost anyone who has ever had a frustrating conversation with an over-zealous sommelier or retail clerk knows that wine is bedeviled by jargon: the language peculiar to a given field that … What a Spot of Tea Can Teach About WineRead more

Many of our readers will be familiar with the pleasures of Europe’s small, family-owned restaurants; places where a husband and wife split the front and back of the house duties, one … In Vino HumanitasRead more

The stern looking fellow above is Epicurus, a Greek philosopher of the early third century BCE. Considering that his name is linked to a way of life that puts a premium … Are You an Epicurian, or Just Epicurious?<br/>Read more

Our brains are busy things. What with all those neurons beavering away, sorting things out at work, home, school and dog park. It’s a lot for one organ to handle. Somehow, … Gray MatterRead more

The first order of business for the Biblical patriarch Noah, once his ark came to rest on Mt. Ararat and he and the fam set their sandals down on dry land … Mother VineRead more

There was a time in the Wine Corner when we took pains to identify wines made with organically farmed grapes or via the method known as biodynamics. We eventually, did away … Should You Be Buying Only Organic or Biodynamic Wine?Read more

Most of us turn to wine, if not as a vehicle of relaxation, at least as a gateway to it. If you’ve gone so far as to acquire the apéritif habit, … Cuddler or Puzzler?Read more