So, a month ago, I injured my knee skiing. I haven’t seen a doctor but I’m pretty sure, after some internet research, that it’s a medial ligament sprain, a very…
(Not) meeting Robert Parker
This week Robert Parker was in town. The most famous wine critic of all: a true wine celebrity. And he was holding a press conference! This was quite a thing….
Should we take pictures of food and wine in restaurants?
I love instagram and twitter. And facebook. Wouldn’t it be great if one day I didn’t need to do any proper work – just taking instagrams, writing tweets, posting to…
Advice for young winewriters
I try to be a helpful sort of guy. Now that I have climbed the first few rungs of the wine writing ladder, I’m occasionally asked for advice about how…
Reasons to be optimistic
I was originally going to write today about things in the world of wine that worried me. For example, I’m anxious that wine shouldn’t be so expensive that normal people…
Does 100 point thinking poison the mind?
I remember when I started getting interested in wine. This was in the early 1990s, before the internet. A friend had a copy of one of the early editions of…
How to succeed as a wine writer by writing boring wine articles
Most wine writing in wine magazines is boring and formulaic. What does that tell us? A logical conclusion to draw is that if you want to be a successful published…
Wine writers ripping off wineries, a disturbing trend
A rant. I don’t rant often, but I’m driven to do it today. As a wine writer, I’m alarmed by the recent trend for other wine writers to behave parasitically…
Narrative and perspective, and how we understand wine
John Lambie, who was the manager of Scottish football club Partick Thistle, is credited with one of the most well known sporting quotes. On being informed by his medical team…