Wine writers love to talk about wine writing. They love to talk about why they do it, who’s doing it, who’s doing it well, who’s doing it badly, the right way to do it, the wrong way to do it, whether it matters, whether casual writers (“bloggers”) are as influential
by Gary Thomas and David Honig A Palate Press editorial about copyright infringement by wine critic and author Natalie MacLean has unearthed new allegations of unethical behavior by the well-known wine writer. Winery proprietors described a pay-for-play system for wine reviews. The Palate Press editorial called the publisher of Nat Decants to task for republishing
Last month the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists issued a 53-page report on freedom of the press in Turkey. According to the group, the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had 76 journalists in prison as of September 1, 2012 – more, the CPJ reports, than those imprisoned
Who sets the prices for premium Bordeaux wines? Buyers and journalists do, descending on Bordeaux in early April each year to taste hundreds of the classed growths and other top-level wines in a marathon week of regional travel—by invitation. Watching-read more-
Follow Becky Sue Epstein on her second day tasting through the 2009 vintage Primeurs in Bordeaux. (You can read Part 1 here.) Teams of buyers and journalists descend on Bordeaux in early April each year and taste hundreds of the-read more-
Welcome back to PALATE PRESS: The online wine magazine. Last week we had a terrific launch, and that is thanks to you, our readers. This week we have another amazing line-up. Our Feature Story this week is Nutrition Facts…Coming to a-read more-
Welcome back to PALATE PRESS: The online wine magazine. Last week we had a terrific launch, and that is thanks to you, our readers. This week we have another amazing line-up. Our Feature Story this week is Nutrition Facts…Coming to a-read more-