One does not need to be an expert on art in all its forms to understand and accept that art … More
Tag: Bacchus
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
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
Viaggio Enologico nell’Arte
Cultura è un termine che deriva dal verbo latino “colere” ovvero coltivare. Una persona colta, per definizione, ha una formazione … 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
Bacchus, Ceres and Cupid: Renaissance Eroticism and Wine
“Sine Cerere te Baccho friget Venus.” (Without Ceres and Bacchus, Venus freezes) – “Eunuchus”, Terence (c.195/185- c.159 B.C.) This Latin … 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
