In my Three Quarks Daily column this month entitled Vino Veritas: What Truth Might that Be? I explore the aesthetics of aged wines and what
Category: Philosophy of Food and Wine
Does Wine Have a Rhythm?
That sounds like a curious question at first. Rhythm refers to the placement of sounds through time. But an ordered pattern of blinking lights might
More Insight on Spirits and Terroir
Last week I wrote about whether the concept of terroir could be applied to bourbon. Bourbon is made with at least 51% corn in the
Wine and Soul
Wine importer Terry Thiese’s wonderful book What Makes a Wine Worth Drinking: In Praise of the Sublime raises many philosophical issues. For Theise, wine has
The Influence of “Terroir” in Bourbon Production
I’ve been doing some research on bourbon recently for a writing project I was hired to do. One question I wanted to answer was whether
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
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