In an article at “Hyperallergic,” art writer Hakim Bishara confronts the alleged crisis in art criticism in terms uncannily reminiscent of the hand-wringing that plagues
Category: Wine Culture
The Acid Heads Should Step Back
Andrew Jefford, as is his wont, wrote an insightful and timely article on what he calls the key question in wine aesthetics: When you treat
Is Wine Too Complex for Words?
We’ve all heard the complaint: wine is too complex, too nuanced, too transcendent. The sensory ballet performed in a glass of Burgundy is supposedly beyond
Why We Love Artisanal Wines
We like to imagine wine as something humans make. A product, crafted. The fruit of labor, skill, and tradition. We talk of “control,” of shaping
The Tyranny of the Algorithmic Palate
There’s a strange comfort in believing that machines know us better than we know ourselves. Spotify delivers the perfect background music for our melancholic Tuesday.
Is Wine a Living Organism?
At first glance, this question seems fanciful— the kind of romantic flourish found in the waxy prose on wine labels. Surely, wine cannot be alive
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 