My Three Quarks column this month is, for the most part, a compilation of recent posts published here on Edible Arts on the aims of
Category: Philosophy of Food and Wine
Randall Grahm, Vitality, and the Next Phase of the Doon
For the past few years I’ve been obsessed with the idea of vitality in wine which, in tasting, is expressed via the number, type, velocity,
Wine and Music Pairing Redux
I must confess to being a bit puzzled about why wine and music pairing has not become a more popular phenomenon. The empirical evidence that
Wine’s Vocation
I don’t know what possessed me to do it but I sat down to read some Arnold Schopenhauer (a 19th Century German philosopher) this past
The Aim of Wine Criticism Is Appreciation
Last week I argued that the purpose of wine criticism is not primarily to aid purchasing decisions, but I left undecided what the primary purpose
Are Wine Reviews Aimed Primarily at Purchasing Decisions?
Although wine writing takes diverse forms, wine evaluation is a persistent theme of much wine writing. When particular wines, wineries or vintages are under discussion
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 