Wine tastes good and contains alcohol. But lots of beverages taste good and contain alcohol. None have the deep cultural meaning and resonance that wine
Tag: Art and wine
Seek the Different, Not the Best
Following up on my Monday post on brand conscious consumers, I found Decanter’s Andrew Jefford gets to the heart of the problem. Using, as a
The Magic of Wine Production
Winemaking involves a series of activities generated by an idea of what the finished product will be like. That idea first appears in the winemaker’s
The Art of Wine: Winesmith and Postmodern Winemaking
Since the birth of modern art, artists and art theory have had a symbiotic though troubled relationship. The conceptual nature of modern art and its
Music and Wine Pairing
I attended and presented at a fascinating conference over the weekend—the Postmodern Winemaker Symposium held in Santa Rosa CA. Although it is a meeting of
Salvatore Dali: Wine Expert
I had no idea Surrealist painter Salvatore Dali wrote a book about wine. As you might imagine it was—different. The prose was written by his
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 