the wine thinker

A whimsical piece of satire that originally appeared – and was commissioned for – http://www.timatkin.com The concrete “eggs” that have replaced wooden barrels.Credit: Sonoma Cast Stone The ISPB – International Society for the Protection of Birds – announced yesterday that it was supporting the  “Get Wood” campaign recently launched by France’s leading barrel-making organisation FAT – the Fédération Artisanale […]

I thought that you’d like what I like. Sorry, my dear.” (Stephen Sondheim – Send in the Clowns) Jamie Goode, the highly respected brains behind wineanorak.com has published a manifesto which I have taken the liberty of reprinting and responding to here. Manifestos, by their very nature, are statements of belief that invite argument. In my experience, they […]