In a progressive move, UK-based wine magazine Decanter has announced that it adopting the 100 point scale for its tasting section, and that it is reducing the number of tasters…
Cricket, with some wine
Another day of wine trade cricket today, on a day that actually felt like summer. We were playing Majestc at Hampton Wick, a lovely pitch in the grounds of Bushy…
Some thoughts about the ‘Judgment of Princeton’ tasting
There’s been a fair bit of chat in the wine world about ‘The Judgment of Princeton’ (here). This was a wine tasting organized by the American Association of Wine Economists…
Blogging is dead…sort of…
Wine blogging is dead I have been blogging about wine since June 2001. These days I blog pretty much every day. It’s an important part of what I do. But…
Keeping wine fun
Just a brief post tonight. It’s about keeping wine fun. I started out drinking wine in earnest back in 1993. It quickly became a hobby, a passion, a source of…
Could science kill the magic of wine?
Does an increased scientific understanding of wine kill the magic? This is a question I find myself asking with increasing frequency. If our progress in wine science means we can…
A few thoughts on reduction
So. This is not an essay or technical paper on reduction. Rather, it’s a few thoughts, prompted by a glass of wine. Reduction is, of course, a misnomer. It refers…
Docklands Museum and the Majestic press tasting
Headed off to meet with some friends at lunchtime. The meeting place was interesting: the Museum of London, Docklands. I’ve lived in London since 1992, but there are still places…
Some thoughts on Wine Stars, a new competition
Some of you may already have heard of Wine Stars, a new competition that will be launched at the London International Wine Fair later this month. Anything that helps worthy…