I’ve been looking at how the history of debate about the concept of beauty helps us think about the aesthetic experience of wine. (I covered
Category: Philosophy of Food and Wine
Fine Wine is a Fine Art
Winemaking is an art. Its production requires aesthetic sensibility and creativity. It is an expressive medium expressing the character of the vineyard, region and vintage.
The Wine and Beauty Chronicles
In my Three Quarks column this month I synthesize my recent ruminations on wine and beauty. There is only a few new, but minor wrinkles
Is Wine Unique as a Beverage with Aesthetic Appeal?
I doubt that I need to persuade readers of this blog that wine can be the source of a genuine aesthetic experience. But what about
What is a Beautiful Wine? (2)
This post continues my series on whether the millennia-long debate over the nature of beauty can give us important insights into wine quality. (Part 1
Between Liking and Judging Quality
In answer to the question whether wine evaluation is fundamentally subjective, most people writing on the philosophy of wine insist on making a distinction between
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 