Why do we argue about anything? The obvious answer is we want to influence someone to change their mind. That’s a good explanation in some
Tag: aesthetics of wine
Wine and Imagination in Perullo’s Epistenology: Wine as Experience
You know, if you’ve poked around this blog for awhile, that I think wine is more than a collection of aromas and textures. Wine stimulates
Why Great Wines are Works of Art
Wine lovers are amazed by and wholly absorbed in the creative collaboration of culture and nature. Almost all cultures throughout human history have treated certain
Philosophy has Been Wrong About Wine for 2500 Years
Throughout most of philosophy’s history, wine has been treated as an insignificant diversion, incapable of being beautiful and incapable of producing genuine aesthetic pleasure. The
What is Elegance in Wine?
Elegance is one of the most important aesthetic properties of a wine. It is almost always a marker of superior quality although it gets overused
The Book is Written
Four years ago, I decided to start working on a book on the philosophy of wine. This weekend, I finished the draft. (Celebrated with a
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 