What follows is the third and final part of a lightly edited version of an informal talk I gave recently at Newnham College, University of Cambridge. I’ve divided it up into three parts due to its length. Given that this was an informal presentation, I didn’t bother referencing it. In this version, I’ve added a few suggested readings at the end of the last post. Let me now turn to the final period I want to talk about – from...
Read MoreWhat follows is the second part of a lightly edited version of an informal talk I gave recently at Newnham College, University of Cambridge. I’ve divided it up into three parts due to its length. Given that this was an informal presentation, I didn’t bother referencing it. In this version, I’ve added a few suggested readings at the end of the last post. Aging implies the wine is worthy of being aged. Most wine, frankly, isn’t,...
Read MoreWhat follows is the first part of a lightly edited version of an informal talk I gave recently at Newnham College, University of Cambridge. I’ve divided it up into three parts due to its length. Given that this was an informal presentation, I didn’t bother referencing it. In this version, I’ve added a few suggested readings at the end of the last post. It is not uncommon to hear people say that wine is a living thing. There is a fair...
Read MoreAnthroenology is now on Twitter, rather unimaginately as @anthroenology. We currently don’t have much to say, but will eventually.
Read MoreAnthroenology is happy to announce we will be at the 4th Annual Oxford Food Forum, Culture, Food, & the Environment: New Perspectives on Food Sovereignty and Security’ on 2 May, 2015. We will be presenting on: ‘Waiting for the consumer to catch up: sustainability and the taste of wine in Austria,’ as part of the ‘Policy, ethics and resilience’ panel. The paper abstract: Waiting for the...
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