In recent years there have been several important books devoted to understanding art as a product of human evolution. The art historian Ellen Dissanayake is
Category: Philosophy of Food and Wine
Are Single Vineyard Wines Inherently More Distinctive?
Tom Barras captures an important distinction within the wine-buying public in his post about wine appreciation. I could be wrong, but my gut feel about
Tasting Notes and the Debate about Subjectivity
This article by Chris Losh in Decanter describes well the difficulty of writing good tasting notes. As he notes, part of the difficulty is that
Is Wine Tasting Nonsense?
Wine tasting has become one of the favorite playthings of the media with articles appearing periodically accusing wine tasters of being incompetent charlatans arrogantly foisting
Wine Quality and Good Taste
Having good taste requires evaluating quality. But what is quality? The quality of a wine, like the quality of a painting or a musical work,
Wine and Food That Makes You Cry
Can wine or food express emotions? It seems obvious that they can but philosophers have tended to disagree. Here is Elizabeth Telfer in her book
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 