The aesthetics of wine
By: Douglas Burnham and Ole Martin Skilleas
Contributors: Skilleås, Ole Martin, author
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex; Hoboken
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781444337662
Subjects: PHILOSOPHY / Aesthetics; Philosophy; Wine tasting; Wine
Description: "The Aesthetics of Wine shows that discussing wine within the framework of aesthetics both benefits our understanding of wine as a phenomenon, while also challenging some of the basic assumptions of the tradition of aesthetics. Analyzes the appreciation of wine as an aesthetic practice.  Tackles prejudices against bodily senses, showing how they distort traditional aesthetic theory   Represents the beginnings of a reformulation of general aesthetics"--

"Analyzes the appreciation of wine as an aesthetic practice"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction 1. Basic Concepts 2. Wine as an Object 3. Wine and Cognition 4. Aesthetic Attributes 5. Taste and Expertise 6. The Wineworld Bibliography.