Spokane has a new winery project, dedicated to the idea that wine’s character begins in a place – and that some places imprint grapes with distinctive flavors producing distinctive wine. From the patchwork that comprise Washington State’s vineyards, this is evident to every experienced wine lover. Kristina Mielke […]
…the art of connoisseurship is the art of ignoring the label…
We taste from where we have lived. Each of us knows food differently because we come from different places, inhabit different spaces and have traveled off towards different horizons. The contextual differences of everything from food choice to preparation methods to nationality influence diet – context defines diet. […]
Age displays its own savory chemistry. Participating in a wine auction weekend is an illuminating exercise in the physical and sensory changes between newly minted wine and wine that has had a chance to mature. What it offers a taster is the perspective of how old is old […]