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
Category: Philosophy of Food and Wine
The Vitality of Wine
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
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
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 