Is Objectivity Overrated?
by Dariusz Galasiński
Over the last two years, I have been interviewing wine writers. I have asked them about their views on the field and to reflect on their own writing. Initially, I...
Dariusz Galasiński
Dariusz Galasiński is a linguist and professor at the University of Wroclaw in Poland. He has done research on linguistic aspects of issues traditionally of interest to psychology. He has published nine books on such issues as boasting, deception, and on depression, mental illness and suicide.
Ever since encountering Chablis in the US consulate in Krakow in 1989, he has been a wine lover. As he tries to combine his academic interests with his wine passion, he is currently working on a book on how people communicate about wine.
Articles by Dariusz Galasiński
Neither New, Nor A World
by Dariusz Galasiński
I live in Poland, which means my home is in Eastern Europe. Most of us would take this as a simple statement of fact, hardly giving it another thought. Many...
Different Wine Talk
by Dariusz Galasiński
I am fascinated by wine descriptions. From a series of adjectives, often without a verb to change them into a sentence, to accounts using metaphors whose poetry can take your...