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Wine Writers’ Educational Tours — Willamette Valley
…or Why I Haven’t Written Here in a While
Two weeks ago, I led 20+ dedicated wine writers on an in-depth tour of the Willamette Valley ..
Red Wine Bias? More Thoughts and Questions
Do wine critics display a red wine bias? In a pair of recent articles, Wine Curmudgeon argues that they do and encourages you to agree. He..
Red Wine Bias among Wine Critics?
Yesterday, The Wine Curmudgeon (Jeff Siegel) posted an interesting article on Expert Scores and Red Wine Bias. He pointed to a study b..
Wine Ratings: A Practical Look at Points Scores
The 100-point wine rating system is here to stay.
Love them or hate them, points-based wine ratings are not going away. And, after man..
How Many Wines does a Wine Critic Taste per Day?
A typical tasting setup for writers at a winery
A wine critic has decided whether or not to taste blind and has selected glassware. Ho..
Wine Glasses — What Do Critics Use?
Riedel Riesling Grand Cru wine glasses are the Swiss Army knife of stemware
Stemware companies will tell you wine glasses can make a b..