By Jim Boyce

“To explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.”

That is from the opening credits of the original series of Star Trek. But what if this TV show had been themed on wine, with teachers, writers, critics — the vintelligentsia — flying about to help “educate” the universe? Some possibilities, with more to come.

Re the reference to Rodenstock, known for his association with very old bottles, see here for my interview with Benjamin Wallace, author of Billionaire’s Vinegar.

By the way, Issue 2 of the Grape Wall e-newsletter GWoC Talk is out. You can sign up here here and see a sample here.

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