In wake of some of the latest chatter about The Wine Trials 2010 (this one from Joe Briand, wine buyer for New Orleans’ excellent Link Restaurant Group, e.g. Cochon, Herbsaint, with a response from Wine Spectator executive editor Thomas Matthews), I thought it was time for a quick clarification of first principles here. People have Full Article…
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“Parker’s Wine Bargains” lists same exact wine twice, with totally different reviews
In the course of reading Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s new Parker’s Wine Bargains: The World’s Best Wine Values Under $25, I noticed a couple of strange things. First, I was surprised to find the same winery, Casa Lapostolle—one of Chile’s most prominent producers—listed in both the Argentina and Chile chapters of the book, which were Full Article…
New study suggests that Wine Spectator advertisers get higher ratings
The lead paper in the new issue of the Journal of Wine Economics is a study by Jonathan Reuter arguing that Wine Spectator wine ratings for advertisers were about one point higher than ratings for non-advertisers, when controlled against ratings from Wine Advocate. This is in spite of the magazine’s stated policy of tasting wines Full Article…
Guest blogging about Portland food on powells.com
All this week (November 30-December 4), I’m guest blogging about Portland, Oregon food at the Powell’s Books blog. Check out my posts there: Monday, November 30: “Have you heard of the two best Chinese restaurants in Portland?” Tuesday, December 1: “These, in my opinion, are the five best comfort-food dishes in Portland. Let the flame-wars Full Article…
Didn’t brine your Thanksgiving turkey? Don’t worry (by Justin Yu)
“You have got to brine it,” said Andrea Van Der Heyden of Van Der Heyden Vineyards as she hulked over my monstrous 28¼-pound Heritage turkey (a beautiful find, as it was feasting on Zinfandel vines the day before). Clearly, Andrea, like many across America during this time of year, was going out of her way Full Article…
According to the CDC, a tasting menu with wine pairings is “binge drinking”
The CDC’s latest study defines “binge drinkers” as “people who said that at least once a month that they had five or more drinks on a single occasion.” Although there are rival definitions, this is not the first time the CDC has defined binge drinking as having five drinks. Among the binge drinkers who might Full Article…
“The joy and nobility of politics”
“He was a product,” said President Obama in his melodic eulogy at Ted Kennedy’s funeral, “of an age when the joy and nobility of politics prevented differences of party and philosophy from becoming barriers to cooperation and mutual respect—a time when adversaries still saw each other as patriots.” It was the only overtly political phrase Full Article…
More on bicycle prices: but what about the common people?
My recent post on bicycle inflation in Portland has touched off an unexpectedly spirited and, I think, fascinating debate—both on the Freakonomics board and in separate posts from bloggers and journalists, many of them from the Portland area, including Joseph Rose at the Oregonian. Interestingly, most of the responses have focused solely on my discussion Full Article…
Bicycle inflation in paradise?
Portland, Oregon, the current darling of America’s food and environmental writers, is arguably the county’s most bicycle-obsessed city. Bike use was up 28% in Portland between 2007 and 2008, and on the Hawthorne Bridge, a main thoroughfare, bikes now make up 20% of all vehicles. The New York Times estimated in 2007 that there were Full Article…