A life in which the pleasures of food and drink are not central is missing a crucial dimension of a good life. Food and drink,
Category: Philosophy of Food and Wine
Philosophy has Been Wrong About Wine for 2500 Years
Throughout most of philosophy’s history, wine has been treated as an insignificant diversion, incapable of being beautiful and incapable of producing genuine aesthetic pleasure. The
What is Elegance in Wine?
Elegance is one of the most important aesthetic properties of a wine. It is almost always a marker of superior quality although it gets overused
Why Are There Few Negative Wine Reviews?
Noelle at Outwines blog launched an interesting discussion thread on Twitter. This has puzzled me for a long time. The responses to her question
Why We Like Old Wines
What exactly is the appeal of old wines? I enjoy aged wines, just as they are developing their peak tertiary aromas and soft elegant textures
The Book is Written
Four years ago, I decided to start working on a book on the philosophy of wine. This weekend, I finished the draft. (Celebrated with a
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 