Why You Shouldn’t Care Much About Wine
by Peter Pharos
It’s funny how things change. Not so long ago in Greece, everybody would chip in to tell me what’s the right way to drink wine, as befits a place where...
Author: Tim Atkin
Lunar Pebbles, Lederhosen & Birthday Suits: The Weird & Wonderful World of Eccentric Winemakers
by Chris Wilson
England and Kent wicketkeeper Alan Knott was known for his odd behaviour; he’d warm his hands under the hot water tap before going on the field, always wear a long-sleeved...
It’s Time To Rethink Wine Criticism (But Not Like That)
by Peter Pharos
Like his fellow Athenian New Comedy playwrights, Menander is not a household name today, but there is one saying of his that his modern compatriots still use: “After the oak...
Island of discoveries
by Tim Atkin
“You’re joking,” said María Hontoria, the oenologist from the governing Cabildo de Tenerife. “I thought everyone from the UK had been here.” Her surprise was justified. Nearly six million tourists...
When is a rosé not a rosé?
by Matt Walls
Among the first five wine appellations ever to be minted in France were two of the finest terroirs of the Rhône: Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Tavel. Fast forward 83 years and Châteauneuf...
In praise of Retsina
by Peter Pharos
An English acquaintance of a certain age, likes to bring up Nana Mouskouri every time we meet. He appears to find her not only an endless source of amusement, but...
A review of The Battle for Wine and Love, or How I Saved the World from Parkerization
by Tim Atkin
Alice Feiring is a woman of strong opinions. A New Yorker with a background as a dance therapist, she writes a wine blog called In Vino Veritas and contributes to...
Wine Country Redux
by Celia Bryan-Brown
The plot of Wine Country is non-specific: look at the poster and you pretty much have it down. It’s a classic of the SNL Poehler-Fay-Rudolph-Dratch school of femcentric comedy. Not...
Where next for women in wine?
by Christy Canterbury MW
Bright lights are shining on women’s issues today. From April’s high profile Women in the World summit to the rise of The Wing’s women-only work and community spaces to podcast...
Sideways in Trump Country – An Addendum
by Peter Pharos
You can find the original review here. In a world where feedback is quantifiable, instant, and direct, there is no worse sensation for a writer, even one as frivolous as...
Sideways in Trump Country
by Peter Pharos
Nobody actually says Make America Great Again during the 103 agonising minutes of Wine Country, but one suspects it’s mostly because the writers are not self-aware enough to have a...
Grenache’s true moment in the sun
by Miquel Hudin
Grenache a Go-Go To fill your need for random fact intake, I’d like to inform you that Perpignan, France was the 13th century capital of the Kingdom of Mallorca. For...