One of the odd pleasures of wine occurs when an aroma seems familiar but cannot be clearly identified. You take a whiff and catch something.
Tag: wine aesthetics
The Aesthetics of Freshness: Is it Liberation or a New Orthodoxy
Freshness is now everywhere in wine. It is how we describe lower alcohol, higher acidity, less extraction, less oak, and early picking on the production
Wine’s Oversupply Problem is an Aesthetic Problem
Last week I posted on the central difficulty the wine industry faces—too many wineries with too few customers. The preferred solution is more customers but
Is Wine Art? Yes, If You Want Wine to Have a Future
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
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
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 