Asked by Purple Pager Kent Lewis about comments on top New Zealand wines in the latest issue of Wine Spectator (see your turn), I got completely distracted by that patronising article on Women and Wine in the California wine business in the latest issue to hit my doorstep here in the UK on 15 November. Gosh, they’re really doing quite well nowadays, seemed to be the tenor of the piece. This, in a region where practically all the most sought-after oenologists are female. And the article acknowledges feminine superiority in tasting skills. (It does, however, make the common mistake...