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
Tag: aesthetics of wine
Beauty for Winos
When you approach aesthetics through the appreciation of wine, you might find much of the history of Western aesthetics to be missing the point. Western
Wine and Romance: The Eternal Connection
From the archives, reposting in celebration of Valentine’s Day Among all the alcoholic beverages we consume, wine is most often linked with romance. The Roman
Millennials and La Dolce Vita
The buzz in the wine world over the past two weeks has been the grim news from Silicon Valley Bank’s annual State of the Wine
The Attractions of Viticulture
Viticulture requires lots of technical know-how, efficiency, and a capacity for physical labor. But it also requires something like aesthetic sensitivity—a capacity for fine-grained perception
Wine and “Making Special”
In recent years there have been several important books devoted to understanding art as a product of human evolution. The art historian Ellen Dissanayake is
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 