In case you haven’t heard the bad news, wine is in trouble. Not necessarily the weather-ravaged vineyards or the climate-anxious growers—though they have their problems—but
Tag: wine aesthetics
Who Needs Objectivity? It’s Style that Matters
The 18th Century German philosopher Immanuel Kant argued that when we make aesthetic judgments about what is beautiful, we rightfully expect others to agree with
Wine Wars are Really about Finding Friends
Big, high alcohol fruit bombs vs. food friendly elegance, toasty, buttery chardonnay vs. crisp, minerally Chablis, conventional winemaking vs. sans souf natural wines, terroir-driven wines
Beauty Doesn’t Stand Still
David Schildknecht writing in the World of Fine Wine (issue 78, 2022) notes the difficulties in coming up with a standard by which to assess
Good Wines and Great Wines
Eric Asimov at the New York Times has a thoughtful post about what makes a good wine. It’s behind a paywall but here is the
Wine and Mystery
One way to distinguish beautiful objects from objects that are merely pretty is that beautiful objects have an aura of mystery about them. In the
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 