Wine and Attention: Tasting with the Senses
“The formation of the faculty of attention is the true goal and unique interest of all studies.”
–Simone Weil
The kiss of the cork leaving the bottle. The color of the wine on the walls of the glass. Plum and truffle on the nose. The taste of blackberry and cloves on the palate. Is there another beverage that so richly (and deliciously) rewards our attention?
We believe that tasting wine with all of our senses is one way we can reclaim our attention In a world that constantly pulls us in a thousand directions. We’ll explore the impact of music on taste, “blind smell” common aromas in wine, and create visual tasting notes inspired by those of Master of Wine, Sarah Heller.
What we’re reading: Excerpts from Radical Attention, by Julia Bell, The Philosophy of Wine, by Roger Scruton.
Wines we’re tasting: Wines with complexity, worthy of our attention.
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Mountainview Studio, 20 Mountain View Ave., Woodstock, NY
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
$75
“The formation of the faculty of attention is the true goal and unique interest of all studies.”
–Simone Weil
The kiss of the cork leaving the bottle. The color of the wine on the walls of the glass. Plum and truffle on the nose. The taste of blackberry and cloves on the palate. Is there another beverage that so richly (and deliciously) rewards our attention?
We believe that tasting wine with all of our senses is one way we can reclaim our attention In a world that constantly pulls us in a thousand directions. We’ll explore the impact of music on taste, “blind smell” common aromas in wine, and create visual tasting notes inspired by those of Master of Wine, Sarah Heller.
What we’re reading: Excerpts from Radical Attention, by Julia Bell, The Philosophy of Wine, by Roger Scruton.
Wines we’re tasting: Wines with complexity, worthy of our attention.
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Mountainview Studio, 20 Mountain View Ave., Woodstock, NY
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
$75
“The formation of the faculty of attention is the true goal and unique interest of all studies.”
–Simone Weil
The kiss of the cork leaving the bottle. The color of the wine on the walls of the glass. Plum and truffle on the nose. The taste of blackberry and cloves on the palate. Is there another beverage that so richly (and deliciously) rewards our attention?
We believe that tasting wine with all of our senses is one way we can reclaim our attention In a world that constantly pulls us in a thousand directions. We’ll explore the impact of music on taste, “blind smell” common aromas in wine, and create visual tasting notes inspired by those of Master of Wine, Sarah Heller.
What we’re reading: Excerpts from Radical Attention, by Julia Bell, The Philosophy of Wine, by Roger Scruton.
Wines we’re tasting: Wines with complexity, worthy of our attention.
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Mountainview Studio, 20 Mountain View Ave., Woodstock, NY
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
$75