I suspect most people would agree that the point of drinking wine is to get drunk, or a least tipsy. But I argue in my
Tag: wine tasting
Have You Tasted an Illusion Lately?
Wine tasters have come in for their share of ridicule as the result of studies that seem to show we can be easily confused about
Pushing Back Against the Green-Eyed Jealous Monster
Skepticism about the value of wine criticism is ubiquitous, as I detailed in this post last month. But pushback against the wine-tasting-is-bunk meme is gathering
Wine Tasting: Is it Nonsense?
The media loves to report studies which claim to show wine tasting is nonsense. In my 3 Quarks essay this month I show why the
The Wine-Tasting-is-Bunk Meme Won’t Go Away
I’m working on a longer article to show why the studies that purport to show that wine expertise is bunk are misleading. But this article
Are You a Fan of “Brett”?
What do you think of “Brett” in a wine—does it add complexity or is it just a flaw that should be eliminated by attentive winemakers?
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 