Culture & Wine #5.1 Art

One does not need to be an expert on art in all its forms to understand and accept that art … More

Adventures in Scent

Much of wine’s aesthetic appeal lies in the unique sensory experience of wine aromas. Our sense of smell may be … More

Culture &Wine: #4 A “lost” culture?

I have reached a point in my posts about Wine and Culture where something needs to be clarified; and that … More

Il mondo del vino dalla prospettiva di un’astemia

Questo articolo è scritto da Vitta Motta, socio costituente di Vinthropology aps. Anche se astemia, ha catturato perfettamente lo spirito … More

Culture & Wine: #3 Faiths, Beliefs, Symbols

“From the actual situation of the elbow, we are enabled to drink at our ease, the glass going directly to … More

Synesthetic Metaphors

You might just see Kandinsky’s paintings as coloured lines and shapes on a canvas, but Kandinsky did not, he heard … More

Culture & Wine #2 Rituals and Customs

“Without cultural context wine is meaningless. When divorced from the human references that define the origin, style and quality of … More

Let’s dance! Nietzsche on music and dancing.

And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music”. Let’s … More

Scripting Interiors

Looking at language and the inner sensory experience through Edward Hopper’s “Nighthawks” (1942) Edward Hopper’s “Nighthawks” is arguably one of … More

Culture & Wine #1 Culture defined

Is Wine part of the Culture of any society, or is wine merely an artefact of culture, something that arises … More