“Flawed or Boring? Pick Your Poison” When you get right down to it, wine is interesting because wine grapes contain chemical compounds that are also
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
Amuse Bouche
News from the world of food and wine that you might have missed this week. The taste test of laboratory-grown beef didn’t make chefs across
Do Food and Wine Provoke Wonder?
Jesse Prinz, at the new blog Aesthetics for Birds, argues that wonder is the primary emotion in our response to art, and the ability to
A Promising New Blog: Aesthetics for Birds
As far as I know, the blogosphere has never had a blog devoted to philosophical aesthetics. Other areas of philosophy are well-represented but not aesthetics,
Do We Live in Different “Taste Worlds”?
Are tastes really subjective? Obviously people have different food preferences. Two people can eat the same food—one will love it, another detest it. According to
Wine Society of San Diego: The Art of Wine
Can wines be works of art? Some wines are beautiful. Some stimulate the imagination. Some are deeply meaningful–their flavors and textures connect us to a
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 