Another day, another complaint about wine scores. At Wine Searcher, Joel Peterson, head winemaker at Ravenswood, in response to a question about the 100-point scoring
Category: Art and Wine
Does Wine Knowledge Make Wine Taste Better?
Does knowledge improve your ability to enjoy wine? Obviously it does if you get enjoyment from knowing about wine regions and varieties. But do you
Is Interpreting a Wine Like Interpreting a Work of Art?
Philosophers who think wine and food cannot be works of art often argue that smell and taste, unlike vision and audition, fail to provide a
People With No Taste Shouldn’t Write about Food or Wine
One of my favorite pastimes is exposing Roger Scruton’s senseless twaddle about taste, which he deploys in the service of denying the artistry of food
Greatness in a Wine: Is it Personal?
Joe Roberts AKA 1Wine Dude raised the most pressing of philosophical questions. What is greatness in a wine? A good question but Roberts’ answer is
The Inscrutable Scruton’s Stinky Cushions and the Metaphysics of Aroma
Some people stare at women. Other people stare at the TV. Some people stare off into space—at nothing at all. Staring is a kind of
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 