This year I’ve taken the plunge, a deep dive into non-vinifera grape varieties. The wines we are all familiar with—Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay—almost every
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
Wine Review: Botham Vineyards “Field 3”Leon Millot Wisconsin 2016
If you’re going to make wine in Wisconsin, after gaining your sanity certification from a licensed psychiatrist, you will have to plant varietals bred to
Emotional Wine
Part 2 of my Wines of Anger and Joy is posted at Three Quarks Daily.
Can Wine Writing Avoid Fruits and Flowers?
Jay McInerney, author of novels such as Bright Lights, Big City, is also a wine writer, with a current gig at Town and Country Magazine.
In Wine and Food There’s No Such Thing as Flyover Country
I have no historical attachment to the Midwest, but the term “flyover country” has always struck me as insulting. It not only ignores the Midwest’s
Wine Review: Huston Vineyards Private Reserve Petite Sirah Snake River Valley 2014
Idaho wines tend to be soft and elegant, but this one goes against type. This is a monster, pedal to the metal power with all