Wine writers, especially those who write wine reviews, are often derided for the flowery, overly imaginative language they use to describe wines. In my Three
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Book Review: Drink More Wine! A Simple Guide to Peak Experiences NOW
Cross-posted at Three Quarks Daily. It’s the holiday season and time to think about presents for the budding wine lover in your life. Of course,
Wine and Soul
Wine importer Terry Thiese’s wonderful book What Makes a Wine Worth Drinking: In Praise of the Sublime raises many philosophical issues. For Theise, wine has
Defending the Wine Critics
It’s fashionable to criticize wine critics for a variety of sins: they’re biased, their scores don’t mean anything, and their jargon is unintelligible according to
Wine and Aesthetic Attention
Why do we value successful art works, symphonies, and good bottles of wine? One answer is that they give us an experience that lesser works
Wine as the Art of Life
For wine enthusiasts, artisanal wine is about continuous variation and the singularities that emerge from those variations. Wine enthusiasts devote most of their attention to
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 