Wine and Philosophy: A Symposium on Thinking and Drinking

by Fritz Allhoff (Editor), Paul Draper (Foreword)

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 significanceJoins "Food & Philosophy" and "Beer & Philosophy" in in the "Epicurean Trilogy Essays are organized thematically and written by philosophers, wine writers, and winemakersChapters 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 groundIncorporates traditional areas of philosophical study, including philosophy of language, philosophy of perception, aesthetics, metaphysics, ethics and political philosophyA great complimentary text to any guided-tour visit to the Napa Valley or other wineries

Genres: Wine, Philosophy, Food, Nonfiction

328 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 29, 2007

Reviews

[Dana · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a collection of 19 essays written by philosophers, wine writers, and wine makers on 6 different themes in wine: the art and culture of wine, tasting and talking about wine, wine and its critics, the beauty of wine, wine and metaphysics, and the politics and economics of wine. It was much more philosophical than I had imagined it would be and a portion of it was over my head unfortunately. However, I really enjoyed the sections I understood and will try this book again down the road. I especially enjoyed the essays by Jamie Goode, Justin Weinberg and Matt Kramer. Randall Graham and Warren Winiarski's were also good.

After reading this book I am apt to think everything having to do with wine tasting, analysis and speaking about wine is a bunch of BS, but then I am quickly reminded of how certain people can identify wines when tasting them blindly and then I am convinced that wine tasting,analysis and communicating about wine cannot be BS if this can be done.

[Andrea]

Note the book description.

[Kimberly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very verbose, slightly academic...

[Peter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great bunch of essays on Wine, its health benefits, history, and aesthetic value.

[Melissa · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ick. Heavy and unintersting. Some people think too much about simple things. Granted, I consider wine more than just a good drink, but this book is not worth the read.

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Drinking - it's not just for impressing your friends anymore!