If you’re like me, you or someone in your household or family is busy planning an extravagant meal for Thanksgiving. (For me, it is several
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.
The Importance of Local Wines
There are many reasons the wine industry is struggling at the moment—oversupply, competition from spirits and beer, concerns about health, etc. But I think there
The Dilemmas of Wine Education
Jason Wilson asks an important question that I think will become more pressing as the wine industry (and the climate) continues to undergo significant change:
Shut Up and Drink!
Peter Pharos at Tim Atkin’s site argues that wine has entered its postmodern period: There is no canon, and no real rules. Traditions and hierarchies
What the Neo-Prohibitionists Won’t Tell You
Since the Hungarian/American psychologist Mihály Csíkszentmihályi uncovered the concept of flow in the 1970’s, we’ve come to appreciate that state in which, with practice, we
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 