harvey steiman at large

Partner, It's Moderner

Posted: May 8, 2006 7:04pm ET

One of the raps against the modern style of winemaking--primarily meaning forward fruit, polished texture and maybe some prominent oak--is that it makes all wine taste alike. My colleague James Suckling touched on it in his blog, wondering whether calling a wine "international" in style has a negative connotation.

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