I argued recently that the job of the wine critic is to help readers appreciate a wine by communicating the properties and appropriate responses to
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
How to Talk About Wine
The question of what language we should be using to describe wine is important not only for wine appreciation but to enable wineries to sell
Wine Review: Upchurch Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Red Mountain 2014
Chris Upchurch co-founded DeLille Cellars in 1992, and as Executive Winemaker, has built it into one of the top wineries in Washington State. This wine
Coming Soon to a Future Near You
The last time I checked into the progress of lab-grown meat, it was still expensive and didn’t taste so good. But times are a-changin’. Mosa
Budget Wine Review: La Garenne Blaye-Cote de Bordeaux Red Blend 2016
When you can find no information about a wine online that tells you it is probably a private label wine, made specifically for a retail
The Wine Critic’s Job (#5 in a series on wine criticism)
In this series of posts I’ve been arguing that the primary purpose of wine criticism is to aid in appreciation. Thus, to provide an account
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 