wine thinkerConsumers, Audiences and Cui Bono? A Few Thoughts on Wine EducationWine is horribly complicated. Saying this almost inevitably raises the issue of wine education, and the industry mantra that the world…Aug 12, 2020Aug 12, 2020
wine thinkerWine & SomewherenessWine is an agricultural product that owes its character to the place where it was madeMar 8, 2020Mar 8, 2020
wine thinkerBe divided; be ruled.At a time when millions of Britons look forward to being ‘free’ of ‘the dead hand of Europe’, and millions of French voters regret that…May 13, 2017May 13, 2017
wine thinkerLG — Life Not So GoodThis is not the kind of thing I write very often but…Mar 6, 2017Mar 6, 2017
wine thinkerWhat if we’d voted to go to war in Iraq?In 2003 a debate was held in the UK parliament over whether the UK should join the US in going to war against Iraq. Opinion polls showed…Feb 6, 2017Feb 6, 2017
wine thinkerSovereignty over what?So, it’s a done deal. Or even more of a done deal than it was in June last year. After last week’s Parliamentary vote, Britain is going to…Feb 5, 20171Feb 5, 20171
wine thinkerNegotiation for beginnersNegotiation takes skill. Businesspeople go on courses costing thousands of dollars to learn how to make better deals.Jan 18, 2017Jan 18, 2017
wine thinkerBeyond BeliefStanding in the torrent of English-language words about Brexit, I’ve increasingly noticed an absence: references to belief and philosophy.Jan 16, 20171Jan 16, 20171