Does the wine world need the idea of beauty to explain what makes a great wine great? That is not an easy question to answer.
Category: Art and Wine
Why Drinking the Icons Only is a Bad Strategy
I know people who insist on drinking only the best wines from any category, the wines with pedigree and reputation. After all, there is a
Wine and Politics Are Drinking Buddies
A tweet over the holidays unearthed some residual controversy over wine writer Jon Bonné’s article from last summer on the occasion of Anthony Bourdain’s death.
Seek the Different, Not the Best
Following up on my Monday post on brand conscious consumers, I found Decanter’s Andrew Jefford gets to the heart of the problem. Using, as a
Please, Please Disagree About Wine or Anything Beautiful
One of the most pervasive ideas in modern aesthetics, including wine aesthetics, is the idea that when I claim an object is beautiful (stunning, elegant,
Why (some) Wines are Works of Art
Last week in response to my commentary on Jon Bonne’s article, which had a brief discussion of wine flaws, commenter Eric, who is apparently a
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 