I spent much of this year exploring emerging regions in the U.S., especially in the Upper Midwest where only the cold-hardy, non-vinifera grapes will survive
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
Wine Review: Brushy Creek Vineyards Rkatsiteli Texas 2015
Recent research has traced winemaking in the Republic of Georgia back to 6000 BCE making it one of the oldest wine-producing regions on earth. Rkatsitelli
Wine Blog Daily 12/22/2017
A daily sample of thoughtful writing and discussion from (mostly) independent wine blogs: Alice Feiring tells tales of her trip to Chile’s Elqui Valley, an
Budget Wine Review: Santa Carolina Pinot Noir Leyda Estate Chile 2016
How about some pyrazine punch? Pyrazine is the chemical compound that gives wine vegetal, green pepper aromas. In modest amounts, especially in some white wines
Wine Blog Daily Thursday 12/21/17
A daily sample of thoughtful writing and discussion from (mostly) independent wine blogs: Social Vignerons asks How Good is Moet & Chandon Imperial Rosé Champagne?
Bugs in the Vineyard May be the Key to Wine Quality
Complexity and differentiation are the drivers of the wine world. If we cared about neither wine would be a commodity like orange juice, a homogeneous
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 