Would it please you to know that you may well be a better judge of wine than you imagine? That you — casual, untrained, occasional wine drinker that you are— may even, in some contexts, perform as well as a bona fide expert? There’s at least one serious study of such things that says you…
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Pardon the Anthropomorphism
We’re living through a period just now when the more natural a wine is, the more cachet it enjoys. We have no argument with this, exactly, except insofar as . . . well, insofar as it goes too far. Exactly what too far may be will always be a matter of taste and judgment, but…
It Came from the Lab
Some years ago, finding myself stranded in Greenfield, Massachusetts by the wrath of hurricane Irene and looking for supper and a bit of company I popped into The People’s Pint, a celebrated watering hole where the brewing arts are taken very seriously indeed. From my seat at the zinc I watched as the barkeep cheerfully…