As you know if you’ve been reading this blog I’ve long been interested in the expressive potential of music and wine, especially regarding the expression
Category: 3 Quarks Daily Column
On Beauty: The Ancients Had it All Wrong
My Three Quarks column this month is not about wine exactly, but it is about beauty and some wines are beautiful. So it sort of
Wine, Desire, Madness
In my Three Quarks column this month I explain why the beauty of wine inspires love and madness.
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
