I had been asleep a few hours. The red Blackberry rang. It was our family friend, Bisanzio, in Montalcino. “Can you divert from Verona to come to Tuscany?" There was a subtle plea in his voice. "They need the help of someone who both is in the Italian wine industry ...

A new book of potential interest to wine lovers. Academic interest in our favourite liquid has never been stronger.

Fritz Allhoff, the author of a new book, called Wine & Philosophy : A Symposium of Thinking and Drinking , contacted me to see if I would be interested in a good read. Because this blog is typically ... in thinking more critically about it and the underlying history, philosophy, and so on.  People talk ... look forward to reading Wine & Philosophy . Will it make a good holiday gift for a wine enthusiast...

Pat Kuleto shares his philosophy for wine, food, and life with WineTasteTV. His ranch is one of the most stunning properties in Napa Valley, and it's a self-sustaining little village driven by his incredible creativity and vision...

Just a heads up about a new book, coming out in September 2007. It's entitled Wine and philosophy: a symposium on thinking and drinking. I'm a contributor, with a chapter entitled Experiencing Wine: Why Critics Mess Up (Some of the Time). There are some decent high-powered contributors so I'm looking forward to reading it when it comes out. Preceding this volume, there's another book on the same...

What makes a truly stunning Chardonnay or Pinot Noir? Hear first-hand how Paul Hobbs consistently produces some of California's top wines.

By coincidence, I have just been sent the cover for the forthcoming Questions of taste, which I mentioned in yesterday's blog entry. Here are the front and back covers (click for larger image), as well as the publicity blurb (below). The book will be out in March, apparently. I reckon ...

I grew up in a working-class neighborhood in Jersey City, New Jersey, that was a scene right out of a Martin Scorcese film. Practically ever neighbor on my street was a member of my extended family, and so there were many parties and dinners together with dozens of people all ...

Wine & Philosophy: A Symposium on Thinking and Drinking Edited by Fritz Allhoff, Forward by Paul ... & Philosophy is a symposium, a collection of essays written by notable scholars, philosophers, wine ... , culture, philosophy and religion.  They also contemplate the science and metaphysics behind why wine ... are extremely well written, informative and thought-provoking.  Moreover, Wine & Philosophy is simply...

Wine & Philosophy -A Symposium on Thinking and Drinking- is a new book edited by Fritz Allhoff, PHD .    Fritz is an assistant professor of philosophy at Western Michigan University and a Research Fellow at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Australian National University ... " Wine & Philosophy asks and gives us the opportunity to ask beautiful questions. I recommend...