This is a bit off the wine and food beat but it’s about taste so perhaps it’s not too much of a stretch at all.
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
Americans Loved Their “Bum Wine”
I commented recently on how conservative and tradition-bound wine is. Wine is about nuance not large changes or dramatic shifts in style. Nevertheless, sometimes wine
Wine Review: Donkey and Goat “Eliza” Barsotti Vineyard El Dorado 2016
Donkey and Goat is one of the better known wineries committed to natural wine. Operating since 2004 out of a small, urban facility in Berkeley
Wine is a Peculiar Pursuit
The wine world is an interesting amalgam of small but meaningful variations within a context of relative stability. Most major wine styles are embedded in
Budget Wine Review: Mark West Black Pinot Noir Monterey County 2016
Mark West makes affordable and widely available Pinot Noir for Constellation Brands. Weird isn’t in their wheelhouse. But weird this is. Pinot Noir is typically
Do Americans Love Food?
The food revolution has come to the U.S. The past several decades have witnessed the emergence of farmer’s markets and a focus on local food
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 