The press and the public seem to never tire of the lazy, thoughtless assertion that wine expertise doesn’t exist, that wine quality is just subjective.
Tag: objectivity
Wine Tasting and Objectivity
My Three Quarks post this month is a somewhat revised version of my two recent posts on Edible Arts exploring whether wine tasting should strive
Why Don’t We Hear about Blind Tasting Success?
Whenever wine tasters fall flat on their face the press celebrates by publicizing the fact far and wide claiming it offers proof that wine tasting
Wine Critics and Their Biases
Wine writer Jamie Goode raises a key question about wine criticism—should critics allow personal style preferences to influence their judgment? He thinks style preferences inevitably
Do We Live in Different “Taste Worlds”?
Are tastes really subjective? Obviously people have different food preferences. Two people can eat the same food—one will love it, another detest it. According to
Wine Talk is About Communication, Not Objectivity or Accuracy
When wine is mentioned in the news (outside the columns of regularly-featured wine writers) the topic is all too often the unreliability of wine reviews.
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 