The tragic news of more fires in Sonoma County (as well as LA) has me sick at heart. Most of us connected to the wine
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
Wine Review: Chateau Jean-Pierre Gaussen “Longue Garde” Bandol 2009
Bandol is one of the loveliest of wines when it has some age on it. This beauty shows a memory of youth still strong. Delicate
Marketing to Millennials
I know next to nothing about marketing but one thing seems kind of obvious—if you want to sell to young people don’t offer them stuff
More Insight on Spirits and Terroir
Last week I wrote about whether the concept of terroir could be applied to bourbon. Bourbon is made with at least 51% corn in the
Wine and Soul
Wine importer Terry Thiese’s wonderful book What Makes a Wine Worth Drinking: In Praise of the Sublime raises many philosophical issues. For Theise, wine has
Wine Review: Casas Del Bosque Syrah Gran Reserva Valle de Casablanca 2014
Wild, explosive, and atmospheric, this seething visceral chorale of blackberry, red plum, roasted meat, and black olive is on the jammy side but is rescued
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 