The Vinfluencers we deserve

This article was reproduced from a mailshot previously shared with Word on the Grapevine email subscribers. Join my free mailing list here for articles like these directly to your email before publication online. I’ve been around long enough to remember the fiery and vitriolic Vinfluencer affair of late 2020, including the notorious ‘Wine Bit*h’ lampoons published […]

In defence of wine scores

This article was reproduced from a mailshot previously shared with Word on the Grapevine email subscribers. Join my free mailing list here for articles like these directly to your email before publication online. Between 1935 and 1978, various authors, professors and critics proposed scorecards and scales for grading wine. These scales varied in composition, ranging […]