Last week in response to my commentary on Jon Bonne’s article, which had a brief discussion of wine flaws, commenter Eric, who is apparently a
Tag: wine aesthetics
It’s Time to Let Go of the Idea that Wine Makes Itself
This recent article by Zachary Sussman in Punch provides a much needed corrective to what has become a cliché that winemakers do nothing except let
The Problems With Wine Scores Episode 489
Stats wizard David Morrison has a compelling argument that scores between wine critics cannot be compared except in the rare case in which two critics
Are “Smooth” Wines a Form of Liquid Kitsch?
In my 3 Quarks column this month I argue that our obsession with smooth textures limits the expressiveness of wine.
How Should We Evaluate Distinctive, Original Wines?
What is going on when we evaluate a wine (or book, film, or musical work for that matter). Here is one way of conceptualizing it.
To Know a Wine, Try a Little Tenderness
When drinking fine wine, we tend to focus on the intensity and complexity of aromas, the lushness of the texture, how refined the tannins feel,
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 