Since the launch of BeyondtheBottle.com, I have offered commentary on a variety of topics that go beyond my personal experiences tasting wine or visiting wineries. In doing so, I hope to provide a point of view that will at the very least inform, while at best become a catalyst for further dialogue.

With this in mind, I wanted to elevate a few perspectives that focus on reviewing, experiencing, and reading about wine. In the weeks and months ahead, I will continue to add to this list to highlight topics that I believe merit more conversation on this blog or elsewhere online.

Reviewing Wine
&bull A Closer Look at Seattle Metropolitan's 100 Best Wines
&bull Breaking the Unspoken Code
&bull Why Don't Reviewers Disclose Alcohol Levels?
&bull Reducing Bias in Wine Reviews
&bull Access Has Its Privileges
&bull Why Being Best No Longer Matters

Experiencing Wine
&bull 2008 - Reflections on the Past Year
&bull A Few Sun Breaks in Oregon's Purple Haze
&bull Vitis Vinifera: The Beauty Inside
&bull Going Beyond the Bottle
&bull The Sanctity of the Family Dinner
&bull Winery Reviews and Ratings

Reading About Wine
&bull At Home in the Vineyard by Susan Sokol Blosser
&bull Wine Politics by Tyler Colman
&bull The House of Mondavi by Julia Flynn Siler
&bull The Emperor of Wine by Elin McCoy
&bull The Grail by Brian Doyle

As always, I welcome your feedback on these and other perspectives I have shared. For the complete list of commentaries, please visit the Perspectives section of BeyondtheBottle.com.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Cheers,
Thad Westhusing