IN PURSUIT OF BEAUTY

IN PURSUIT OF BEAUTY

by | Jan 30, 2026 | Featured, Wine and Language

What Matters When You Taste Wine By Karen MacNeil   In this article, Karen MacNeil argues that wine tasting should focus less on technical analysis and more on emotional response. Rather than relying solely on tasting grids and flavor identification, MacNeil...
IN PURSUIT OF BEAUTY

In Pursuit of Beauty

by | Jan 30, 2026 | Featured, Tasting and Evaluating Wine

What Matters When You Taste Wine By Karen MacNeil   I once had an employee (a woman who was smart and knew a lot about wine) who, when she loved a wine would always describe it as “pretty.”  It drove me crazy. Just about every time she used that descriptor, I’d...
The Best Chardonnays

The Best Chardonnays

by | Jan 23, 2026 | Wine Musings

California Chardonnay has never been better. I don’t say that casually. It’s easy to make B- level Chardonnay that’s creamy, oaky, and boring. Making A+++ Chardonnay is infinitely harder. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign...

The name “Burgundy” comes from: The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

A. The medieval French word for a small village, similar to the Old English “burg” 

B. A nomadic German tribe which once settled in the area

C. The Latin word Burgarius which was the name for a Roman province that once extended over most of central France

D. The name for early French rural governing bodies which were made up of noble councilmen who were known as Burrs

“The wine one drinks from one’s glass depends on a vast number of thingsThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.