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
Tag: objectivity
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
Another Important Point about Wine and Objectivity
Recently, I pointed to success at passing the tasting component of the Masters of Wine exam as evidence that wine tasting and wine quality are
Two Kinds of Wine Criticism
In wine evaluation it seems there are two kinds of judgments that often get confused. In one sort of judgment there is some actual property
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 