In my Three Quarks column this month I explain why the beauty of wine inspires love and madness.
Category: 3 Quarks Daily Column
Are “Smooth” Wines a Form of Liquid Kitsch?
In my 3 Quarks column this month I argue that our obsession with smooth textures limits the expressiveness of wine.
Are Fine Wine and Creative Cooking Arts or Crafts?
The explosion of interest in the aesthetics of food and beverages over the past several decades inevitably raises the question whether certain culinary preparations or
Natural Wines: Swill or Swell?
In my Three Quarks essay this month, I sort out the debate about natural wines and seek a definition of “natural” that is not insulting
Is Wine a Living Organism?
Is wine really alive or is this often repeated claim a metaphor? I explore the life of wine in my Three Quarks Daily column this
Wine and Thing Power
Increasingly I think we can understand wine only if we think of it as a living organism. In my 3 Quarks Essay this month I
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 