WARNING: This is a post for serious wine geeks only. I’m not joking around. Here’s a test: If the concept of whether or not small doses of Brettanomyces should be considered a wine flaw or not doesn’t excite you, then you might want to skip out on this post. Because I’m about to extol the…
September Wine Events!
It’s that time of month again… time to hip you Philly-area peeps onto some excellent wine-related events coming up this month! First up are two wine & food pairing events in West Chester, PA. I will be trying to get my butt to these events – hope to see YOU there! =================================== Tuesday, September 16at…
Old and In The Way?: The Future of Wine Criticism
I just got through a ridiculously well-written article by Mike Steinberger, titled “Every one a critic: the future of wine writing” and available for download at CellarTracker.com (or in print in Issue 19 2008 of World of Fine Wine magazine). The man just has mad writing skills! In the article, Steinberger discusses the factors that…
Who’s Afraid of Big Bad Brett?
If you’re talking Brett as in Brett Favre, then not me – I’m a Steelers fan, baby! If you’re talking Brett as in the yeast Brettanomyces, then that’s a different story entirely. Lots of wine folks are scared of that puppy. And with pretty good reason – chances are that if you’ve ever had red…