The press and the public seem to never tire of the lazy, thoughtless assertion that wine expertise doesn’t exist, that wine quality is just subjective.
Tag: wine tasting
Why is Wine Talk Considered Pretentious?
It is hard to come up with an example of a type of conversation more vilified than wine talk. In the popular imagination wine talk
Wine Tasting and Objectivity
My Three Quarks post this month is a somewhat revised version of my two recent posts on Edible Arts exploring whether wine tasting should strive
Does Alcohol Harm Wine Evaluation?
One of the often repeated objections to the validity of wine criticism is that the influence of alcohol destroys the capacity for good judgment. Unlike
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 