There are a few interesting books floating around now about the nexus
of wine and philosophy: "Question of Taste: The Philosophy of Wine"
edited by Barry Smith, and "Wine and Philosophy: A Symposium on
Thinking and Drinking" edited by Fritz Allhoff.

Barry Smith has some interesting things to say about whether wines
have an "objective" taste, or whether are experiences of them are
purely subjective. I find this pretty heady stuff given how much
authority people now give to wine experts, especially those wielding
numerical scales. It seems people really want an authority figure.

Anyway, my idle thoughts on this topic are he
www.lawandstyle.ca/shortcellar

I wonder what other people think.

Matthew