There’s an excellent interview with Barry Smith on ABC (Australia) radio on the philosophy of wine. For a professor of philosophy, Barry is remarkably accessible and good at explaining what…
The Barry Smith interview: what is the nature of wine perception, and is wine flavour objective?
Professor Barry Smith (above) is an academic philosopher with a particular interest in flavour. A keen wine geek, he organized the first symposium on wine and philosophy back in 2004,…
Learning, the counter to subjectivity in wine appreciation
Like what you like. That’s what we are so often told, in terms of appreciating wine. It’s fair advice. When it comes to wine preferences, no one should tell you…
Is flavour a property of the wine? A great article from Barry Smith
If you can, take some time to read this great article in a Nature supplement by wine-loving philosophy professor Barry Smith. It discusses whether the flavour (or taste) of a wine…
So, is wine tasting subjective or objective?
I’m reading a new book on the philosophy of wine. It’s titled ‘The philosophy of wine: a case of truth, beauty and intoxication’, and it’s written by Cain Todd, a…
Does language for wine shape perception?
Some thoughts. Can we think without language? In the absence of words, can we experience things consciously? I’d argue, yes. We think and process our experience consciously independently of language,…
Is the taste of wine a property of the wine?
A philosophical point, but an important one. Is the ‘taste’ of a wine a property of a wine? Here are my thoughts. A wine has physical properties, which can be…