The debate about whether wine tasting has objective standards too often assumes a mistaken picture of how taste works. The mistaken picture is something like
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Do You Believe the Wine Critic or Your Lyin’ Nose?
Are wine critics reliable? Isn’t taste subjective? Can there really be wine expertise in the same sense that doctors have expertise at diagnosing diseases and
“Fruit Bombs” are Misnamed
It is common to associate ripeness with warm climates. But there is more nuance to this relationship between heat and ripeness than is commonly assumed.
Blind Tasting Cannot Block all Biases
Blind tasting is considered to be the gold standard of wine evaluation. And the reason for its status is that it allegedly blocks the biases
Wine Language and Diversity
Esther Mobley’s thoughtful article in the San Francisco Chronicle entitled “Wine’s diversity issue starts with the way we talk about wine” raises important questions about
Does a Novice and an Expert have the Same Sensory Experience?
Some philosophers hold the position that wine tasting (or any kind of tasting for that matter) is a purely sensory experience. No input from the
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 