TY  - BOOK
AU  - Allhoff,Fritz
TI  - Wine & philosophy: a symposium on thinking and drinking 
SN  - 1405154314
AV  - TP548 .W743 2008
U1  - 641.22 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Malden, MA
PB  - Blackwell Pub.
KW  - Wine and wine making
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Drinking customs
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Planting the Vines: An Introduction; Fritz Allhoff --; 1; Wine in Ancient Greece: Some Platonist Ponderings; Harold Tarrant --; 2; On and Off the Wagon: Wine and the American Character; Jonathan Alsop --; 3; Muse in a Stem Glass: Art, Wine, and Philosophy; Kirsten Ditterich-Shilakes --; 4; In Vino Sanitas; Frederick Adolf Paola --; 5; Mmmm ... not Aha! Imaginative vs. Analytical Experiences of Wines; John Dilworth --; 6; Talk about Wine?; Kent Bach --; 7; Winespeak or Critical Communication? Why People Talk about "Wine; Keith Lehrer and Adrienne Lehrer --; 8; What the Wine Critic Tells Us; John W. Bender --; 9; Experiencing Wine: Why Critics Mess Up (Some of the Time); Jamie Goode --; 10; You'll Never Drink Alone: Wine Tasting and Aesthetic Practice; Douglas Burnham and Ole Martin Skilleas --; 11; Who Cares If You Like It, This Is a Good Wine Regardless; George Gale --; 12; Listening to the Wine Consumer: The Art of Drinking; Steve Charters --; 13; Is There Coffee or Blackberry in My Wine?; Kevin W. Sweeney --; 14; The Soul of Wine: Digging for Meaning; Randall Grahm --; 15; The Notion of Terroir; Matt Kramer --; 16; Wine-Tasting Epiphany: An Analysis of the 1976 California vs. France Tasting; Orley Ashenfelter, Richard E. Quandt and George M. Taber --; 17; The Old World and the New: Worlds Apart?; Warren Winiarski --; 18; Taste How Expensive This Is: A Problem of Wine and Rationality; Justin Weinberg --; 19; Shipping across State Lines: Wine and the Law; Drew Massey
N2  - "Wine & Philosophy offers a collection of essays which explore a range of philosophical topics related to food; it 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”  Essays are 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--Publisher description
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