On the Madness of Wine and Language
Wine’s closest companion for the last 8,000 years has been food. The two are so close… Continue reading
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Where Were the Very First Grapevines?
Turkey may not have as much cachet as Bordeaux, but Anatolia in southern Turkey is… Continue reading
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Are Women Better Wine Tasters Than Men?
Part of me wishes I could say yes, but I actually don’t think women are… Continue reading
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What Green Means
Anyone who has tasted a group of sauvignon blancs has probably written the word green… Continue reading
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Back to the Future–The Amazing World of Long Meadow Ranch
Recently, I spent the day with Ted Hall who I think is among the top… Continue reading
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The Ninth Element of Greatness: The Ability to Evoke an Emotional Response
There’s one last characteristic I’d like to talk about in my blog series The Nine Elements of Greatness. So far, I’ve written about Distinctiveness, Precision, Balance, Connectedness, Complexity, Non-Fruitedness, Choreography and Length. Today I want… Continue reading
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The Eighth Element of Greatness: Length
So far in my discussion about what I consider the Elements of Greatness, I’ve written about Distinctiveness, Precision, Balance, Connectedness, Complexity, Non- Fruitedness and Choreography. In this post, I’ll discuss Length. Most wine lovers know… Continue reading
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On the Voice of a Place… and Being Swept Away
One early morning recently, I had coffee with Agustin Huneeus (senior) who along with his… Continue reading
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The Seventh Element of Greatness: Choreography
In this blog, I want to talk about what I consider the seventh Element of Greatness: Choreography. So far, I’ve blogged about Distinctiveness, Precision, Balance, Connectedness, Complexity and Non Fruitedness. Since writing the f irst… Continue reading
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How Far We Have Not Come
March–Women’s History Month—reminds us of how far we have NOT come. According to the American… Continue reading
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The Sixth Element of Greatness: Non Fruitedness
So far in my blogs about what I consider the Elements of Greatness, I’ve written about Distinctiveness, Precision, Balance, Connectedness and Complexity. In this blog, I want to talk about what I call Non Fruitedness.… Continue reading
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The Fifth Element of Greatness: Complexity
Welcome back to the fifth post in the series The Nine Elements of Greatness. As many of you know, I believe all great wines share nine fundamental characteristics. We’ve talked about Distinctiveness, Precision, Balance and… Continue reading
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