As a wine writer and more importantly a wine lover, I have tasted a lot of wine. A small portion of it was dreadful, most
Tag: aesthetics of wine
I Miss the Old Days When Aesthetics Mattered
It wasn’t so long ago that the most intense arguments in wine were about aesthetics. They were philosophical, occasionally personal, and often quite nasty. But
To Dry Farm or Not? That is an Aesthetic Question
Irrigation usually enters wine discussions via viticultural practices, water policy, regional regulation, or sustainability. But irrigation also shapes what wine tastes like and what we
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
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
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 