Wine and Philosophy (eBook)

A Symposium on Thinking and Drinking

Fritz Allhoff (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: PDF

2009 | 1. Auflage
328 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-76577-7 (ISBN)

Infos

In Wine & Philosophy, philosophers, wine critics, and
winemakers share their passion for wine through well-crafted essays
that explore wine's deeper meaning, nature, and significance

* Joins Food & Philosophy and Beer &
Philosophy in in the "Epicurean Trilogy

* Essays are organized thematically and written by
philosophers, wine writers, and winemakers

* Chapters include, "The Art & Culture of Wine";
"Tasting & Talking about Wine"; "Wine &
Its Critics"; "The Beauty of Wine"; "The
Metaphysics of Wine"; and "The Politics & Economics
of Wine"

* Accessible to a general audience while at the same time
covering some serious philosophical ground

* Incorporates traditional areas of philosophical study,
including philosophy of language, philosophy of perception,
aesthetics, metaphysics, ethics and political philosophy

* A great complimentary text to any guided-tour visit to the
Napa Valley or other wineries

Autor

Fritz Allhoff, PhD, is an assistant professor of philosophy at Western Michigan University. He is the co-editor of Food & Philosophy (with Dave Monroe, Blackwell, 2008). He enjoys, especially, Napa and Russian River wines as well as wine travel around the world.

Inhalt

List of Figures viii

Foreword by Paul Draper ix

Acknowledgments xi

Planting the Vines: An Introduction 1

Fritz Allhoff

I The Art & Culture of Wine 13

1 Wine in Ancient Greece: Some Platonist Ponderings 15

Harold Tarrant

2 On and Off the Wagon: Wine and the American Character 30

Jonathon Alsop

3 Muse in a Stem Glass: Art, Wine, and Philosophy 44

Kirsten Ditterich-Shilakes

4 In Vino Sanitas 63

Frederick Adolf Paola

II Tasting & Talking about Wine 79

5 Mmmm . . . not Aha! Imaginative vs. Analytical Experiences of
Wines 81

John Dilworth

6 Talk about Wine? 95

Kent Bach

7 Winespeak or Critical Communication? Why People Talk about
Wine 111

Keith Lehrer and Adrienne Lehrer

III Wine & Its Critics 123

8 What the Wine Critic Tells Us 125

John W. Bender

9 Experiencing Wine: Why Critics Mess Up (Some of the Time)
137

Jamie Goode

IV The Beauty of Wine 155

10 You'll Never Drink Alone: Wine Tasting and Aesthetic
Practice 157

Douglas Burnham and Ole Martin Skilleås

11 Who Cares If You Like It, This Is a Good Wine Regardless
172

George Gale

12 Listening to the Wine Consumer: The Art of Drinking 186

Steve Charters

V Wine & Metaphysics 203

13 Is There Coffee or Blackberry in My Wine? 205

Kevin W. Sweeney

14 The Soul of Wine: Digging for Meaning 219

Randall Grahm

15 The Notion of Terroir 225

Matt Kramer

VI The Politics & Economics of Wine 235

16 Wine-Tasting Epiphany: An Analysis of the 1976 California vs.
France Tasting 237

Orley Ashenfelter, Richard E. Quandt, and George M.
Taber

17 The Old World and the New: Worlds Apart? 248

Warren Winiarski

18 Taste How Expensive This Is: A Problem of Wine and
Rationality 257

Justin Weinberg

19 Shipping across State Lines: Wine and the Law 275

Drew Massey

Notes on Contributors 288

Index 295

Rezensionen

"The complexity and subtlety of the distinctions made by master
tasters is quite astonishing, and is all the more interesting when
comparing notes with others." (Network Review, 1 June 2011)

"It turns out that not only have reputable psychologists at
well-respected institutions done experimental studies on this
effect, but it also serves as a kind of foul point for various
philosophical questions. The works set out to address the
intersection between philosophy and areas of everyday general
concern: food, wine, and beer. In addition to straightforward
philosophical discussions, the volumes include historical
discussions, legal questions, some personal reflections."
(Gastronomica, Fall 2008)

"It has some of the best, thoughtful essays about wine and
health, winemaking, wine appreciation, wine jargon and wine
writers...a very smart book about wine."
(InsideBayArea.com)

"A truly well rounded view...and a critical reflection
on what and how we eat can contribute to a robust enjoyment of
gastronomic pleasures." (Gourmet Retailer)

"A rare treat. These grape-stained craftsmen dive into
their subjects with Socratic gusto. Nuggets of wit ...
throughout." (Wine Enthusiast)

"A fascinating symposium that proves one thing: wine is worth
thinking about."

-Hugh Johnson, author of the World Atlas of Wine



"Most wine books are narrow in scope. Not Wine &
Philosophy: these far-ranging essays are fascinating and
diverse, placing the wine in your glass in a context spanning
civilizations and centuries."

-Stephen Tanzer, editor/publisher, International Wine
Cellar

"Wine & Philosophy is remarkably accessible;
the writers and winemakers contributing to this work are amazingly
accomplished and all have an abiding interest in philosophy,
literature, and wine. This combination of scholarship and passion
makes for a fascinating, illuminating, and highly entertaining
work."

-Larry Stone, Master Sommelier

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 9.2.2009
• Vorwort: Paul Draper
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Essen / Trinken ► Getränke
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Schlagworte: Philosophie • Philosophy • Wein
• ISBN-10: 0-470-76577-1 / 0470765771
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-76577-7 / 9780470765777