Painting of storm clouds over Fleurie, Beaujolais by Hérnan Sosa

Thoughts on Wine

For such a simple thing — it's just a drink, people! — wine can have endlessly complicated, befuddling and ponderous aspects. It can also be beguiling, riveting and even life affirming.

This series of essays by our writers take an aspect of wine and explores it a little further. It could be the nature of flaws, the way we describe wine, how it evolves with time, or the daunting prospects of climate change on our favorite wine regions. Anything is fair game.

Illustration by Hernan Sosa.




Vineyards in Ribeira Sacra, Spain. Stock photo.

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