What Wine Twitter Taught Me About Wine
One writer wades into the heart of wine’s conflict zone to see what he can learn about the values and anxieties that define its culture today.
- story: Danny Chau
- illustration: Raphaelle Macaron
Robert Parker Won’t Score New Bordeaux Vintages
Wine critic Robert Parker recently announced his decision to stop scoring Bordeaux futures and focus on just-bottled vintages, reports Bloomberg. Known for his 100-point wine scoring system which has been influential…
- story: Danielle Bergere
How to Determine Wine Quality with a Mathematical Equation
Numbers people are constantly trying to pin down wine in some logical way. In the latest attempt, economists say they've found the equation for calculating wine quality. In a report…
- story: Echo Thomas
Robert Parker Files Yet Another Rant
Where is Jerry Springer when you need him? Parker is at it again, posting another rant to his bulletin board on eRoberParker.com, this time lashing out at both Jon Bonné and…
- story: Talia Baiocchi
Robert Parker Declares That History Is on His Side
In a speech at this year's Symposium for Professional Wine Writers, Robert Parker shared his thoughts on the future of wine writing, opening with this statement: "when I retire I…
- story: Talia Baiocchi
The Robert Parker Tirade, Continued
Last Friday in the Financial Times, Jancis Robinson weighed in on the Robert Parker tirade that's got many in the wine world wondering whether he's snapped. Predictably levelheaded, Robinson doesn't come…
- story: Talia Baiocchi
Nossiter’s Natural Resistance Is Not (but Kinda Is) a Sequel to Mondovino
Filmmaker Jonathan Nossiter made waves in 2004 with his audit of the business of wine in his documentary film Mondovino. In it he took direct shots at Michel Rolland—the famed wine…
- story: Talia Baiocchi
