The best evidence that tasting expertise is real and that some dimensions of wine tasting are objective is the fact that, each year, many people
Tag: objectivity
Thinking about Objectivity and Wine Tasting
Although the belief that wine tasting is subjective is common even among wine professionals, no one in the wine industry really believes it. Everyone from
Are We Training Wine Tasters or Cyborgs?
In my series on the nature of wine criticism, I’ve been arguing that part of what distinguishes wine criticism from other kinds of wine evaluation
Objectivity and Loving Attention
The key to objectivity, for human beings not gods, is attending to an object for what it is, as something that demands I approach it
Wine Tasting, Subjectivism and Nonsense
Philosopher Barry Smith’s recent article in World of Fine Wine magazine hits all the right points about the rampant, mistaken view that wine tasting is
No. Wine Tasting is Not Subjective
If you’ve been reading this blog for some time you probably know I get a case of the furies when someone dismisses wine tasting as
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 