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The aesthetics of wine / Douglas Burnham and Ole Martin Skilleas.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: New directions in aesthetics ; 13.Publication details: Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2012.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781118323847
  • 111832384X
  • 9781118323854
  • 1118323858
  • 9781118323861
  • 1118323866
  • 9781118323878
  • 1118323874
  • 1444337661
  • 9781444337662
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Aesthetics of wine.DDC classification:
  • 394.1/3 23
LOC classification:
  • GT2885
Other classification:
  • PHI001000
Online resources:
Contents:
Basic Concepts -- Wine as a Vague and Rich Object -- Wine and Cognition -- Aesthetic Attributes in Wine -- Taste and Expertise in Wine -- The Wineworld.
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"-- Provided by publisher.Summary: "Analyzes the appreciation of wine as an aesthetic practice"-- Provided by publisher.
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"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"-- Provided by publisher.

"Analyzes the appreciation of wine as an aesthetic practice"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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Basic Concepts -- Wine as a Vague and Rich Object -- Wine and Cognition -- Aesthetic Attributes in Wine -- Taste and Expertise in Wine -- The Wineworld.