All arts have as their foundation some kind of structure or order–the color wheel or a system of spatial coordinates in painting, harmonic relationships between
Tag: aesthetics of wine
How Music Influences the Taste of Wine
I pair music with wine when I writer my wine reviews. But I’ve never described in one place the evidence for wine and music pairing.
Emotional Wine
Part 2 of my Wines of Anger and Joy is posted at Three Quarks Daily.
Can Wine Writing Avoid Fruits and Flowers?
Jay McInerney, author of novels such as Bright Lights, Big City, is also a wine writer, with a current gig at Town and Country Magazine.
How to Drink Wine
If we keep in mind the distinction between evaluation and appreciation, most of the controversies in the wine world can be cleared up, or so
Like Moths to a Flame
We really should not allow journalists to write philosophy. In the Napa Valley Register their wine columnist Allen Balik pontificates on the nature of greatness
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 