Wow...talk about the power of the wine critic. It's one thing to bestow a wine with a score of 75 points or one star and leave for the consumer to decide after that. It's an altogether different thing to ban...

Filed under: Wine , Books , Australia The Tasmanian Living Writers Week is running over the 11th to the 20th August. The organisers have organised, as the do, several statewide food and wine events to accompany the bookfest. There are the usual literary lunches and dinners there is a session called Words Food and Wine where Tasmanian wine writers and local winemakers will speak about making words...

Discussion of books on wine criticism and the way of the world of wine...

Discussion of books on wine criticism and the way of the world of wine...

.’ ‘Absolutely !’ Yuck! Writing about wine sure brings out the clichés but I reckon reporters, copywriters and publicists easily outgun wine writers in over-spicing their paragraphs with hyperbole. A little while back, I ran the word wine - combined with some of my least favourite psychobabble words ... empowered when I’m making wine. I’m passionate about it. I have a commitment to quality and have...

Hopefully it (the future) will be interesting journalism… Read Here This is a post from: Burgundy-Report the future of wine criticism...

I’ve been asked to write an occasional educational article by the folks over at Openmarket Wine and they have posted my first effort today. Some of the articles will be cross-posted here and I won’t be doing any wine recommendations on their site. Openmarket Wine has an interesting business model ... expect this will not be the only offsite writing gig I will be doing to promote Winecast...

Lange 2005 Pinot Noir: Holy crap. That's a good wine...

The New York Times has an excellent article [free registration required] about the whole sphere of the 100-point wine scoring system. Required reading for any wine enthusiast...

A fantastic buy at $13 a bottle, Toad Hollow's Erik's the Red is a massive, full bodied, and downright festive red wine. It is made up of 15 different grapes and may well be the perfect table wine for any occassion. It is fruity - with ripe...