I’ve been writing about wine for about 15 years and one of the most persistent themes I’ve covered is that winemaking should be considered an
Category: The Art of Wine
The Art of Agriculture: Randall Grahm and Popelouchum Vineyard
The World of Fine Wine recently published an insightful article on Randall Grahm’s Popelouchum project, offering a detailed update on this remarkable endeavor. Grahm’s work
Wine and Mystery
One way to distinguish beautiful objects from objects that are merely pretty is that beautiful objects have an aura of mystery about them. In the
Is Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder?
I think not, at least not entirely. Preferences, of course, are subjective but a judgment that something is beautiful is not merely expressing a preference.
Wine, Art, and Intentions
Are some wines works of art? Most philosophers would say no. Works of art are artifacts designed by human beings to express or represent something.
Wine, Community, and Beauty
Last week I pointed out that neither becoming inebriated nor enhanced social commerce were the main point of wine tasting. The rituals of wine tasting
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 