Throughout much of the history of aesthetics beauty has been the term of highest aesthetic praise, referring to objects that exhibit perfect symmetry, proportion and
Category: Philosophy of Food and Wine
Power vs. Elegance: Is it a Matter of Art vs. Craft?
Although the general wine drinking public seems to prefer lush, powerful wines, in recent years wine experts and somms seem to prefer wines with lower
Wine Tasting and Objectivity
My Three Quarks post this month is a somewhat revised version of my two recent posts on Edible Arts exploring whether wine tasting should strive
Should Wine Tasting Strive for Objectivity? The No Argument
If by “objectivity” we mean “wholly lacking personal biases”, in wine tasting, this idea can be ruled out. There are too many individual differences among
Do We Want Nice Wines, True Wines or Different Wines?
Jamie Goode’s recent post “We don’t want our wines to taste nicer, but truer” marks an important distinction, although, as usual, I will want to
Should Wine Tasting Strive for Objectivity? The Yes Argument
In professional wine evaluation the goal of objectivity, avoiding biases that might distort perception, governs the procedures used in tasting wine. Blind tasting, where tasters
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