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
Category: 3 Quarks Daily Column
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
Wine and Aesthetic Experience
Much of my writing about wine is devoted to understanding wine as an aesthetic object and wine tasting as an aesthetic experience. But what, exactly,
Wine Culture and Variation
In the never ending battle against boring, homogeneous wines, it looks like the good guys are winning—we live in a world of unprecedented diversity in
Differentiation and its Discontents in the Wine World
The wine world thrives on variation. If the thousands of bottles on wine shop shelves all taste the same, there is no justification for the
The Mixed Legacy of Robert Parker
To what degree do wine critics influence wine quality? This is a complicated question but in my 3 Quarks essay this month I begin to
