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Wine, Art, and the Value of Dirt and Sky
This has been a very active week for the philosophy of wine in the blogosphere. This paper by philosopher Barry Smith discussing the objectivity of wine flavors is interesting. I will comment on that...
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Wine: Is it Product or Art?
Wine is inherently a commercial product; it takes great resources to create it. But in the right hands, winemaking is also a form of art, and it is important for the long term flourishing of...
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Knowing Sensuality: A Comparison of Wine and Art
A great wine is a sensuous storm, a blizzard of carnal confetti that can make the weak-willed weep. Can we get maximum enjoyment from the sensory features of wine without a shred of factual knowledge...
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Wine Society of San Diego: The Art of Wine
Dishes with Oysters, Fruit, and WineOsias Beert the Elder Can wines be works of art? Some wines are beautiful. Some stimulate the imagination. Some are deeply meaningful–their flavors and textures...
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Has Science Compromised the Art of Winemaking?
Winemaking has undergone a scientific revolution over the past 30 yrs. Young winemakers now graduate from university programs laden with chemistry courses. Sugar levels in the vineyard can be...
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Wine and Spirituality
Edible Arts is on a brief hiatus. Meanwhile, enjoy this post from the past. The spiritual dimension of wine has a long history. Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, was said to inhabit the soul with the...
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Vulgar Wines (or can excess be beautiful?)
from Bosch, Garden of Earthly Delights Edible Arts is on a brief hiatus. Please enjoy this post from June 2012. Fredric Koeppel’s recent post “Wine and Vulgarity”was interesting and thought...
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Great Wines Think Alike
As a wine writer engaged in wine criticism, I taste a lot of wine. Some of it is dreadful, most is enjoyable but ordinary, occasionally it is luscious, delectable, and captivating, and on rare...
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Wine: Is It Social Ritual or Art?
I’ve often contrasted wine understood as a commodity with wine approached as works of art. But I think there is another useful comparison to make. Many people seem to treat wine as a social practice—a...
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Wine, Art, and the Language of Representation
Portrait of Ambroise Vollard by Picasso In his review of my book, Beauty and the Yeast, in World of Fine Wine, David Schildknect pointed out that my discussion of wine as an art form really didn’t...
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