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,
Category: Philosophy of Food and Wine
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
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
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 