Posted originally at Three Quarks Daily It is a curious legacy of philosophy that the tongue, the organ of speech, has been treated as the
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
Why Wine No Longer Fits the Way We Eat
Wine consumption in the United States has stalled—if not slid quietly down the hill it once climbed with such aspirational fervor. Analysts point to many
Is Wine Too Complex for Words?
We’ve all heard the complaint: wine is too complex, too nuanced, too transcendent. The sensory ballet performed in a glass of Burgundy is supposedly beyond
Why We Love Artisanal Wines
We like to imagine wine as something humans make. A product, crafted. The fruit of labor, skill, and tradition. We talk of “control,” of shaping
Decadence as Destiny
In the opening pages of The Table Comes First, Adam Gopnik offers a simple but unsettling image: a condemned prisoner eating his last meal. And
The Tyranny of the Algorithmic Palate
There’s a strange comfort in believing that machines know us better than we know ourselves. Spotify delivers the perfect background music for our melancholic Tuesday.
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 