Tasting notes often attribute emotions or personality characteristics to wine. Is there a foundation for such talk or is it just nonsense? In my Three
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Wine and Imagination
We usually think of wine tasting as a perceptual experience which then produces an experience of pleasure or displeasure depending on your reaction to the
Another Important Point about Wine and Objectivity
Recently, I pointed to success at passing the tasting component of the Masters of Wine exam as evidence that wine tasting and wine quality are
What is it Like to Experience a Wine?
Last week, I described two kinds of judgment that constitute two forms of wine criticism. In one sort of judgment there is an actual property
Two Kinds of Wine Criticism
In wine evaluation it seems there are two kinds of judgments that often get confused. In one sort of judgment there is some actual property
Please, Please Disagree About Wine or Anything Beautiful
One of the most pervasive ideas in modern aesthetics, including wine aesthetics, is the idea that when I claim an object is beautiful (stunning, elegant,
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