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

Culture & Wine: #7 Language

A complex subject, so, an easy one to start …. my grandparents will have never heard the words Champagne or … 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

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

Wine Masterclass #8 How do I know this is a quality wine?

One of the questions that really baffles novice winos is “how do I know whether this is a good quality … 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

Wine Masterclass #7 What use is knowledge in the enjoyment of wine?

I have met many people and have a number of friends who feel intimidated by wine! Well, maybe not the … More

Pleasure: From Water to Wine

We all seem to instinctively know what pleasure is. No philosopher, psychologist or guru needs to explain it to us, … More