Mike DutchApr 12, 2021On DiversityDiversity of thought improves our lives —a focus on superficial differences divides us.
Mike DutchJul 16, 2020Blending & Maturation1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Blending and service bring balance to marriage and fine wine.
Mike DutchJul 5, 2020Procrastination writ largeDiary of my preparations for taking the Wine Scholar Guild Alsace Master Level Program exam.
Mike DutchDec 30, 2019Is This Wine Good?Tasting, comparing, and pairing wine and food depends upon our perceptions, experience-based preferences, and the mood/occasion
Mike DutchDec 1, 2019Why Wine Is MadeWe seek to satisfy our passions and our social, economic. and coping needs.
Mike DutchAug 10, 2019How wine is madeWinemaking can be too minimalist because decay can be too rapid.
Mike DutchJul 18, 2019On ColorBerry and wine color are not black and white (or red, pink, orange, and white).
Mike DutchJul 12, 2019Special Club ChampagneTrésors de Champagne (Champagne Treasures), known as Special Club, has a wonderful tasting room in Reims, near the Halles Boulingrin market.
Mike DutchJul 10, 2019Prevalent Intolerance"Honest opinions, though, can easily congeal into personal dogma." http://www.andrewjefford.com/wine-and-astonishment/
Mike DutchJul 8, 2019The Malfeasance of Terroir and BiodynamicsUseful concepts but moderation is required for balance