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Is “Easy Drinking” Wine’s Most Misleading Compliment?
How a quest for smoothness and broad appeal often replaces structure, tension, and character
 • George Nordahl
The Quiet Genius of Cork
Why an imperfect piece of bark still underpins how we store, age, and experience wine
 • George Nordahl
Why Wine Scores Are Broken and What Chess Can Teach Us About Fixing Them
A deep dive into why traditional wine ratings fail, how a chess-inspired Elo system offers a more intuitive alternative, and the app I built to put the…
 • George Nordahl
Herbicide Drift in Vineyards
Why Organic and Regenerative Farming is a Communal Effort
 • George Nordahl
The Hidden Backbone of Still Wine
How dissolved CO₂ shapes freshness, tension, flavour in still wines
 • George Nordahl
The Grapes Less Trodden
The importance of lesser known varieties and why the next chapter of wine won’t be written by Cabernet.
 • George Nordahl
The Vineyard Series; Part Four
Bureaucracy, Lawyers and an Excavator
 • George Nordahl
Down The Rabbit Hole
Down The Rabbit Hole
Deep dives into the art, history, and cultivation of wine — exploring everything from ancient traditions to the science shaping modern viticulture.
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