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Questions of taste : the philosophy of wine / edited by Barry C. Smith ; [foreword by Jancis Robinson].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wine tasting.
- Wine--Philosophy.
- Wine.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (254 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Signal Books, c2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Interest in and consumption of wine have grown exponentially in recent years and there has been a corresponding increase in consumers' knowledge of wine, which in turn has generated discussions about the meaning and value of wine in our lives and how renowned wine critics influence our subjective assessment of quality and shape public tastes.Wine first played a part in Western philosophy at the symposium of the early Greek philosophers where it enlivened and encouraged discussion. During t...
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Questions of Taste; Introduction; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Chapter Eight; Chapter Nine; Chapter Ten; Back Matter; Also Available
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781908493422
- 1908493429
- 9781299199514
- 1299199518
- OCLC:
- 829460049
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