Part 2 of my Wines of Anger and Joy is posted at Three Quarks Daily.
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Emotional Wine
11 Monday Sep 2017
Category Archives: 3 Quarks Daily Column
Wines of Anger and Joy (1)
14 Monday Aug 2017
Posted in 3 Quarks Daily Column, Philosophy of Food and Wine
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Does wine express emotion? I try to untangle the relationship between wine and emotion in this month’s Three Quarks Daily essay.
How to Drink Wine
17 Monday Jul 2017
If we keep in mind the distinction between evaluation and appreciation, most of the controversies in the wine world can be cleared up, or so I argue in my Three Quarks Daily post this month.
What Makes a Great Wine?
19 Monday Jun 2017
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There are lots of good wines available but only a few great ones. What makes the difference? My 3 Quarks essay this month untangles the mystery of great wines.
Beauty is Not Skin Deep
24 Monday Apr 2017
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In my Three Quarks essay this month I take on the mistaken platitude that beauty is only skin deep.
Beauty is Not (Entirely) in the Eye of the Beholder
27 Monday Mar 2017
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It has become a truism that beauty is subjective, but as with most truisms, it’s only partly true. My article at 3 Quarks Daily this month makes the case for the objectivity of beauty.
Reality Check
27 Monday Feb 2017
Posted in 3 Quarks Daily Column, General Aesthetics, Philosophy
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My post at 3QD this month is a bit of a wild ride, from wine tasting to Trump to metaphysics and back. So fasten your seatbelt and head on over.
The Slow Art of Wine
30 Monday Jan 2017
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The final installment on my series on creativity and winemaking is up at Three Quarks Daily.
The Art of Wine
02 Monday Jan 2017
Posted in 3 Quarks Daily Column, Art and Wine
In my 3QD essay this month I compare creativity in the arts with creativity in the process of winemaking.
On Creative Receptivity
05 Monday Dec 2016
Posted in 3 Quarks Daily Column, General Aesthetics
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I’ve been thinking about the concept of creativity as I work through issues related to the art of winemaking. In my Three Quarks Daily column this month I argue that creativity in the arts is more like discovering something new about your materials and less like inventing something from scratch.
