Wine tasting has become one of the favorite playthings of the media with articles appearing periodically accusing wine tasters of being incompetent charlatans arrogantly foisting
Tag: wine aesthetics
Wine Quality and Good Taste
Having good taste requires evaluating quality. But what is quality? The quality of a wine, like the quality of a painting or a musical work,
Why Wine Tasters Miss the Forest for the Trees
Over the past few months I have devoted several posts to the contrast between synthetic vs. analytic tasting. (Here is my initial post on the
Wine and Romance: A Valentine
It’s Valentine’s Day so I’m reposting this Valentine to Wine from the archives. Among all the alcoholic beverages we consume, wine is most often linked
Must We Like a Wine to Appreciate It (part 2)?
This week I’m continuing to ponder the question of whether, in wine criticism, preferences can be separated from evaluation. Philosopher David Sackris argues that preferences
What’s the Hook?
Back in the day when I was shopping demo tapes and playing showcases for record company execs in LA, every conversation revolved around “what’s the
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 