The aesthetics of wine

"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...

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Main Author: Burnham, Douglas
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Skilleås, Ole Martin
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
Series:New directions in aesthetics ; 13.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Summary:"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"--
Physical Description:ix, 227 p.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.