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LET’S TALK DIRT… THE DEBATE ABOUT TERROIR RAGES ON.
I just read a very well written article by Erika Szymanski that was posted on Palate Press. It is of course about terroir. Now I’m reasonably sure when the French came up with this word, they were not interested in … Continue reading
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INTEGRITY AND THE WINE CRITIC. A SLIPPERY SLOPE?
I put this in question form simply because there are a variety of perspectives on what is ethics for a wine critic or writer. For instance, most critics and wine writers accept wine samples from PR companies, distributors or wineries. … Continue reading
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ARE WINE CRITICS IMMUNE TO SUBJECTIVITY?
I had an interesting conversation with Joe Roberts (1Winedude) on Twitter about how we as wine critics approach rating a wine. What started the interaction was a statement I made on Twitter about switching from the 100 point scoring system … Continue reading
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