In answer to the question whether wine evaluation is fundamentally subjective, most people writing on the philosophy of wine insist on making a distinction between
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Wine Tasting in the Age of Corona
As the U.S. begins to implement social distancing in order to reduce transmission of the coronavirus to manageable levels, there are two things we should
More Evidence that Tasting Expertise is Real
The best evidence that tasting expertise is real and that some dimensions of wine tasting are objective is the fact that, each year, many people
Tasting Vitality IV: Basic Elements of Wine Structure
I’ve been focused recently on creating a tasting model that puts greater emphasis on a wine’s perceived motion on the palate as an important element
A Motto That Makes Me Run Away
I recently came across a winery whose motto is “if you like it, it’s good”. That motto is a really good reason not to visit
Thinking about Objectivity and Wine Tasting
Although the belief that wine tasting is subjective is common even among wine professionals, no one in the wine industry really believes it. Everyone from
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 