Renoir’s Luncheon of the Boating Party (Le Déjeuner des Canotiers) affords one the rare pleasure of looking in on the … More
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Assembly Required Part 2: Cubism, Mrs. Dalloway and Writing About Wine
What cubist painters did in transforming the way we look at things and think about paintings, Virginia Woolf did for … More
Assembly Required Part 1: Cubism, Mrs. Dalloway and writing about wine
The great advantage of a painting is that its expression is contained within the frame of a simultaneous whole. When … More
Caravaggio interprets Bacchus
“All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster’s autobiography” -Federico Fellini Caravaggio, whose real name is believed to be … More
A Game of Tag: Philosophy, Annoyances and Places
I’m quite new to blogging, and I must admit I’m terrible at technology and don’t particularly love social media. But, … More
From physics, to form, to music: A journey into varietal aromas in 3 red wines
Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier, a French nobleman and scientist from the 18th century known as the father of chemistry, discovered the … More
Wine as a metaphor for old age- Guest post by Dr. B
I have had, what I can only call, the pleasure and fortune of conversing with Dr. B on the question … More
The universe in a glass and the chemistry of varietal aromas: a journey into three white wines
“A poet once said: The whole universe is in a glass of wine. We will probably never know in what … More
What’s in a name?
The act of smelling a wine and identifying its aromas is perhaps one of the most alluring parts of wine … More
