Burgundian Pinot Noir is about the many ways to be charming. This village wine does it with pretty. Alas, it is a dirty pretty thing,
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
What Does Wine Express?
When people find out I write on the philosophy of wine, they often ask me “What is your philosophy of wine? The full answer to
Living For the Moment
The experience of food (and wine) is remarkable for how it compresses time in the spectacle of the moment. It begins with the soil being
Vinography on Fire
I’ve written recently that part of the challenge the wine industry faces in selling wine to millennials is that many of that generation did not
The Past is Not Prologue
When I was young, food was fuel. In my lower-middle class New England family in the 1950’s, a piece of well-done beef or meat loaf,
Wine and Romance: The Eternal Connection
From the archives, reposting in celebration of Valentine’s Day Among all the alcoholic beverages we consume, wine is most often linked with romance. The Roman