Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine

100% Vermentino; steel fermented, aged in steel on fine lees for 3 months; fruit from controlled vineyards in the foothills of Luni, Castelnuovo Magra, and Sarzana. Price in the $25-$35 range. 12.5% Alc.

This Vermentino fr...

Irrigation usually enters wine discussions via viticultural practices, water policy, regional regulation, or sustainability. But irrigation also shapes what wine tastes like and what we mean when we say a wine expresses the place in which it w...

In wine culture, wine faults create fierce disagreements. Some people find volatile acidity thrilling. For others, a hint of it will cause them to pour the wine down the drain. A trace of Brettanomyces smells earthy and complex to one ...

Wine tasting notes are full of nouns that reference fruits and other aromatic substances. These are helpful in giving readers a foothold in understanding a wine. If a Syrah smells of blackberry, smoked meat, and black pepper, you have some ide...

I don’t know if anyone has tried to make a canonical list of wine/food pairing theories. But in looking through some of the empirical studies I’ve seen over the past few years, it looks like there are about 8 distinct theories abo...