Matt Kramer is an American winecritic since 1976. He is a columnist for The Oregonian, was a columnist for The New York Sun before its demise in 2008, and previously for Los Angeles Times, and since 1985 is a regular contributor to Wine Spectator. He has been described as "perhaps the most un-American of all America's wine writers",[1] by Mike Steinberger as "one of the more insightful and entertaining wine writers around",[2] and by Hugh Johnson as "an intellectual guerrilla among wine writers".[3]
Among his publications are the books Making Sense of Wine (1989),[4]Making Sense of Burgundy (1990),[5]Making Sense of California Wine, (1992),[6]Making Sense of Italian Wine (2006)[7] and Matt Kramer on Wine.[8][9]
Kramer describes in Making Sense of Wine how he began his career as a wine writer in 1976, then a food writer of a weekly paper, in a meeting with his publisher. As the advertising department had altered the food page contents to include a "wine of the week" column, to the advertisers' approval, Kramer was told that he would write this new column. Kramer resisted, saying, "But I don't know anything about wine", but the publisher replied, "That's all right. Neither does anyone else".[10]
Contentionsedit
Considered an advocate of the concept of terroir,[5][11] Kramer is credited with defining the term as a wine’s "somewhereness", a frequently quoted definition.[5][12][13][14][15][16][17]
Kramer has, like Allen Meadows, expressed concern on what they consider over-reliance among CaliforniaPinot noir growers on using limited variation series of Burgundyclones from Dijon in their practice, citing this as one reason that so many California pinot noirs have similar taste and lack complexity, and have urged growers to aim for a more varied mix of clones.[18]
On the debate on wine cellarhumidity, Kramer states in Making Sense of Wine, "the precept that a home cellar should be humid is a relic of the past" due to the inherent humidity within the bottles themselves, and are "impervious to moisture or humidity-laden air", concluding, "humidity in the home cellar is an irrelevancy".[19]
Kramer was the target of criticism by Australian wine writer James Halliday who stated Kramer was "even more misguided than Robert Parker". Halliday spoke in reaction to what he perceived to be "Kramer's suggestions of big company taste fixing", which he called "farcical".[11][20][21]
Reacting to a statement by Jancis Robinson who reported the result of a PROP test that suggested she might be a supertaster, and a following admission by Robert Parker that he does not care for mildly spicy or seasoned food,[22][23] lead Kramer to criticize wine critics in his New York Sun column, pointing to "almost desperate attempt by some of today's wine tasting potentates to bolster their credibility by suggesting a physical superiority".[24] Kramer summarized that, "suggesting a linkage of taste buds to wine judgment is like confusing eyesight with insight".[24] Robinson later addressed the issue in an article that suggested Kramer may not have read Robinson's own account before publishing his column, stressing that to suggest physical superiority "was the last thing [she] was attempting".[25]
Bibliographyedit
Making Sense of Wine (1989, revised and updated 2004)
Making Sense of Burgundy (1990)
Making Sense of California Wine (1992)
Passion for Piedmont (1997)
Matt Kramer's New California Wine (2004)
Matt Kramer's Making Sense of Italian Wine (2006)
Matt Kramer on Wine: A Matchless Collection of Columns, Essays, and Observations by America's most original and lucid Wine Writer (2010)
^Joy, Rupert, Decanter.com (July 16, 2007). "Terroir: the truth".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Mackay, Jordan, Chow (June 11, 2008). California Terroir: Wines that taste like they’re from somewhere
^Asimov, Eric, International Herald Tribune (October 23, 2008). You can take the vines out of Burgundy, but will they make better wine?
^Gaiter, Dorothy J.; Brecher, John, Wall Street Journal (October 4, 2008). Going for Godello
^Carter, Felicity, Decanter.com (November 29, 2005). Gloves off as Halliday, Parker trade blows
^Colman, Tyler, drvino.com (November 30, 2005). Halliday launches a bomb
^Yarrow, Alder, vinography.com (July 20, 2006). The Blogger and The Critic's Golden Tastebuds
^Steinberger, Mike, Slate (June 21, 2007). "Am I a Supertaster? The physiology of the wine critic". Slate.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ abKramer, Matt, The New York Sun (July 19, 2006). "Do Taste Buds Make The Wine Critic?".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Robinson, Jancis, San Francisco Chronicle (December 15, 2006). "Stick out your tongue to see if you're a 'hypertaster'". The San Francisco Chronicle.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
External linksedit
Matt Kramer articles in The New York Sun
Matt Kramer articles in The Oregonian
April 14, 2024
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Matt Kramer is an American wine critic since 1976 He is a columnist for The Oregonian was a columnist for The New York Sun before its demise in 2008 and previously for Los Angeles Times and since 1985 is a regular contributor to Wine Spectator He has been described as perhaps the most un American of all America s wine writers 1 by Mike Steinberger as one of the more insightful and entertaining wine writers around 2 and by Hugh Johnson as an intellectual guerrilla among wine writers 3 Among his publications are the books Making Sense of Wine 1989 4 Making Sense of Burgundy 1990 5 Making Sense of California Wine 1992 6 Making Sense of Italian Wine 2006 7 and Matt Kramer on Wine 8 9 Contents 1 Career 2 Contentions 3 Bibliography 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksCareer editKramer describes in Making Sense of Wine how he began his career as a wine writer in 1976 then a food writer of a weekly paper in a meeting with his publisher As the advertising department had altered the food page contents to include a wine of the week column to the advertisers approval Kramer was told that he would write this new column Kramer resisted saying But I don t know anything about wine but the publisher replied That s all right Neither does anyone else 10 Contentions editConsidered an advocate of the concept of terroir 5 11 Kramer is credited with defining the term as a wine s somewhereness a frequently quoted definition 5 12 13 14 15 16 17 Kramer has like Allen Meadows expressed concern on what they consider over reliance among California Pinot noir growers on using limited variation series of Burgundy clones from Dijon in their practice citing this as one reason that so many California pinot noirs have similar taste and lack complexity and have urged growers to aim for a more varied mix of clones 18 On the debate on wine cellar humidity Kramer states in Making Sense of Wine the precept that a home cellar should be humid is a relic of the past due to the inherent humidity within the bottles themselves and are impervious to moisture or humidity laden air concluding humidity in the home cellar is an irrelevancy 19 Kramer was the target of criticism by Australian wine writer James Halliday who stated Kramer was even more misguided than Robert Parker Halliday spoke in reaction to what he perceived to be Kramer s suggestions of big company taste fixing which he called farcical 11 20 21 Reacting to a statement by Jancis Robinson who reported the result of a PROP test that suggested she might be a supertaster and a following admission by Robert Parker that he does not care for mildly spicy or seasoned food 22 23 lead Kramer to criticize wine critics in his New York Sun column pointing to almost desperate attempt by some of today s wine tasting potentates to bolster their credibility by suggesting a physical superiority 24 Kramer summarized that suggesting a linkage of taste buds to wine judgment is like confusing eyesight with insight 24 Robinson later addressed the issue in an article that suggested Kramer may not have read Robinson s own account before publishing his column stressing that to suggest physical superiority was the last thing she was attempting 25 Bibliography editMaking Sense of Wine 1989 revised and updated 2004 Making Sense of Burgundy 1990 Making Sense of California Wine 1992 Passion for Piedmont 1997 Matt Kramer s New California Wine 2004 Matt Kramer s Making Sense of Italian Wine 2006 Matt Kramer on Wine A Matchless Collection of Columns Essays and Observations by America s most original and lucid Wine Writer 2010 See also editList of wine personalitiesReferences edit Port Jeni The Age March 27 2007 Aussie wine cops a serve Steinberger Mike Slate December 26 2002 Grape Rot The New Wine Spectator s Distinct Aroma of Fishiness Wine Spectator defends its Honor Slate a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Prial Frank J The New York Times October 8 2003 Making Sense Still Making Sense Gregutt Paul The Seattle Times December 21 2003 For Lovers amp Learners a b c Prial Frank J The New York Times September 2 1992 Wine Talk Steinman Harvey Wine Spectator December 13 2004 Wine Into Words Asimov Eric The New York Times December 6 2006 Settling in Glass in Hand to Read of Wine Wark Tom fermentation com August 18 2010 America s Wine Essayist Archived 2010 08 21 at the Wayback Machine Asimov Eric The New York Times October 4 2010 Six New Books for Wine and Spirits Lovers Kramer Matt 1989 Making Sense of Wine Philadelphia PA Running Press p 12 ISBN 0 7624 2020 0 a b Halliday James jancisrobinson com November 25 2005 Halliday sticks the boot in a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link McGee Harold Patterson Daniel The New York Times May 6 2007 Talk Dirt to Me Molesworth James Wine Spectator February 3 2000 Terroir Comes Shining Through And Doesn t Grahm Randall appellationamerica com April 18 2006 The Phenomenology of Terroir A Meditation by Randall Grahm Dial Roger appellationamerica com May 8 2008 Introducing Appellation America s Best of Appellation Evaluation Program Joy Rupert Decanter com July 16 2007 Terroir the truth a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Mackay Jordan Chow June 11 2008 California Terroir Wines that taste like they re from somewhere Asimov Eric International Herald Tribune October 23 2008 You can take the vines out of Burgundy but will they make better wine Gaiter Dorothy J Brecher John Wall Street Journal October 4 2008 Going for Godello Carter Felicity Decanter com November 29 2005 Gloves off as Halliday Parker trade blows Colman Tyler drvino com November 30 2005 Halliday launches a bomb Yarrow Alder vinography com July 20 2006 The Blogger and The Critic s Golden Tastebuds Steinberger Mike Slate June 21 2007 Am I a Supertaster The physiology of the wine critic Slate a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link a b Kramer Matt The New York Sun July 19 2006 Do Taste Buds Make The Wine Critic a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Robinson Jancis San Francisco Chronicle December 15 2006 Stick out your tongue to see if you re a hypertaster The San Francisco Chronicle a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link External links editMatt Kramer articles in The New York Sun Matt Kramer articles in The Oregonian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matt Kramer wine writer amp oldid 1217873858, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
