Using descriptive language and explaining the way something tastes or smells might be a uniquely human trait but that doesn’t mean that other animals are capable of distinguishing between different types of food or drink. While discriminating between different wine varieties is a challenge even for people, for nine rats it seems their careers as so…
In a fascinating discussion with the philosopher Barry Smith, the French colour designer Florence de La Rivière talked about her stimulating new book, L’Oeil du Vin (The Look of Wine). Vision is not the forgotten sense – the title of an equally interesting book by...
Under my base-case scenario, the small California grape harvest in 2025 will go a long way toward reducing the inventory overhang, which should in turn help firm up grape demand in 2026. To help determine how quickly the inventory imbalance could be corrected, I’ve...
In New Zealand's biggest wine region, organic practices are being abandoned and in California, winemakers are giving up biodynamic certifications.
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