The Journal
What Makes a Wine Great? Taste Makes Value, Value Makes Taste
Why does one wine cost €1,000 and another €10? Does price affect taste? Bourdieu, Parker, 1855 Classification: how taste, chemistry and prestige make value.
How Wine Became a Status Symbol: Taste, Class and Prestige
How did wine become a status symbol? From the 1855 classification to Bourdieu’s cultural capital, how reputation turned a bottle into a social signal.