Beauty and the Yeast: A Philosophy of Wine, Life, and Love

by Dwight Furrow

Overview

Wine is more than a beverage. Like great works of art, great wines have originality, dynamism, emotional resonance, and personality. Discover how wine can be so expressive in this remarkable philosophical romp through the aesthetics of wine production and wine appreciation.

Previous work on the philosophy of wine has shown wine to be an important source of aesthetic experiences. "Beauty and the Yeast" takes this argument in surprising new directions. It analyzes wine as an expressive, living organism that challenges our assumptions about creativity, beauty, good taste, and objectivity and explains why the changing landscape of wine requires that we rethink the role of established wine traditions. The book offers unique philosophical insights into the nature of wine appreciation, wine language, and wine criticism, and explores a novel approach to wine tasting that reveals our emotional attachment to wine.

After reading, you will never taste wine the same way again.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940164427610
Publisher:	Probe Head Publications
Publication date:	11/16/2020
Sold by:	Draft2Digital
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Dwight Furrow is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at San Diego Mesa College in San Diego, California. He received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from University of California, Riverside in 1993 and specializes in the philosophy of food and wine, aesthetics, and ethics. Although he has written on many topics in philosophy, more recently he has been puzzled by the latest Pinot Noir to cross his desk. He is certified by the Society of Wine Educators and owns an advanced level certification from WSET. (Wine and Spirits Educational Trust) Professor Furrow is the author of Edible Arts, a blog devoted to food and wine aesthetics; Roving Decanter, a food, wine, and travel blog; and is a monthly contributor to Three Quarks Daily. He is also written many books and professional journal articles about ethics and social philosophy. When not teaching, Dwight and his wife Lynn travel throughout the U.S. and the world looking for interesting wine and food experiences.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter One Wine's Promise

Chapter Two Vinous Vitality

Chapter Three Winemaking and Creativity: The Slow Art of Wine

Chapter Four Ambiente: It Takes a Village to Raise a Wine

Chapter Five Wines of Anger and Joy: Vitality and Expression

Chapter Six Wine Criticism and Appreciation

Chapter Seven Wine and Aesthetic Experience

Chapter Eight Metaphor, Imagination, and the Language of Wine

Chapter Nine Beyond Objectivity and Subjectivity

Chapter Ten Beauty, Pathos, and Rhythm

Appendix: Tasting Vitality