Many people argue that wine cannot be an art because good winemaking is all about growing great grapes—there is nothing artistic about that. I take
Tag: Art and wine
Why “Terroir Wines” can be Works of Art
Recently, the usually reliable Andrew Jeffords began a blog post on wine tasting with a bit of oft-repeated nonsense: Winegrowing is not artistic composition: a
Wine, Enchantment and the Art of Performance
My reconnection with an Artesa Pinot Noir–the wine responsible for my “aha” moment when I recognized wine could be extraordinary–got me thinking about how we
Hype, High-End Wines, and Originality
Last week Steve Heimoff defended the hype surrounding famous high end wines such as Premier Crus from Bordeaux. What critics of expensive wine fail to
Why Care About the Art of Food and Wine?
Jan Davidszoon de Heem, Still Life with Fruit and Ham, 1648-49 Our capacity for generosity rests on inspiration, and beauty is among the things that
Do Food and Wine Provoke Wonder?
Jesse Prinz, at the new blog Aesthetics for Birds, argues that wonder is the primary emotion in our response to art, and the ability to
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 