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Interest in and consumption of wine have grown exponentially in recent years and there has been a corresponding increase in consumers' knowledge of wine, which in turn has generated discussions about the meaning and value of wine in our lives and how renowned wine critics influence our subjective assessment of quality and shape public tastes. Wine first played a part in Western philosophy at the symposium of the early Greek philosophers where it enlivened and encouraged discussion. During the Enlightenment David Hume recommended drinking wine with friends as a cure for philosophical melancholy, while Immanuel Kant thought wine softened the harsher sides of men's characters and made their company more convivial. In "Questions of Taste", the first book in any language on the subject, philosophers such as Roger Scruton and wine professionals like Andrew Jefford, author of the award-winning book "The New France", turn their attention to wine as an object of perception, assessment and appreciation. They and their fellow contributors examine the relationship between a wine's qualities and our knowledge of them; the links between the scientifically describable properties of wine and the c

Who reads Questions of Taste : The Philosophy of Wine?

Author

Barry C. Smith; [forward by Jancis Robinson]

Publisher

Signal Books Ltd

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9781299199514

Category

philosophy

Subjects

Cooking, Home & Lifestyle, Anthropology

Rating

2.89 / 5 (1 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14