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Terroir: Do We Have Evidence?

At this point, its reasonably common knowledge that terroir isn’t all about soil. Studies since the 1970’s have...

Terroir: Do We Have Evidence?
posted on: May 12, 2013 | author: Erika Szymanski

Privately Funded Wine Research: It...

Should we be worried about companies sponsoring wine-related research? In a word: no.

Privately Funded Wine Research: It’s About Disclosure
posted on: Apr 8, 2013 | author: Erika Szymanski

Has Yeast Domesticated Us?

In his outstanding volume The Art of Fermentation, Sandor Ellix Katz makes the disturbing proposition that rather than...

Has Yeast Domesticated Us?
posted on: Mar 10, 2013 | author: Erika Szymanski

Pairing and the Power of Suggestion

More often than not, food and wine pairing seems to me no more than hypnotism without the swinging watch. Some...

Pairing and the Power of Suggestion
posted on: Feb 24, 2013 | author: Erika Szymanski

Dealcing: How Wineries Put Out Their ...

Alcohol levels in just about everything are rising, and a lot of people aren’t happy about it. Nonetheless,...

Dealcing: How Wineries Put Out Their Fires
posted on: Jan 13, 2013 | author: Erika Szymanski

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