Wine Aesthetics: Pleasure

In the following series of posts I will be exploring the question of wine aesthetics. Can wine be appreciated as … More

Wine Aesthetics: Emotion

In the following series of posts I will be exploring the question of wine aesthetics. Can wine be appreciated as … More

Wine Aesthetics: Beauty

In the following series of posts I will be exploring the question of wine aesthetics. Can wine be appreciated as … More

Imperfection

Zen and wine tasting may not seem like a harmonious connection, after all much of the culture of wine celebrates … More

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

Synesthetic Metaphors

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

A Standard of Taste

Aesthetic judgements and disagreements over questions of taste seem impossibile to avoid. We have an innate desire to express, and … More