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
Category: Philosophy of Food and Wine
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
Replica Wine
I have to think more about this article by MW Christy Canterbury before commenting but I just wanted to flag it as important. The main
The Challenges of Wine and Food Criticism
According to countless studies in recent years, there is substantial evidence that we are easily influenced by environmental factors in our judgments about taste. Green
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 