For those who think wine doesn’t express meanings or function as a symbol, Maggie Hennessy’s article in VinePair “The Timeless Charm of Cheap Chianti” will
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
The Right Way to Describe a Wine
Robert Joseph asks Can We Ever Develop a Universal Language of Wine? The short answer is no. The language needed to convey what a wine
Another Puzzling Argument about Wine and Art
I came across this argument in Jason Wilson’s newsletter: I’ve always maintained that wine is not art. My main reason for feeling this way is
Saving Time
In The Art of Eating, celebrated food writer M.F.K. Fisher wrote “an evening killed is murder of a kind, criminal like any disease, and like
French Wine: The New Culture
For anyone interested in French wine or French culture, Jon Bonné’s new book “The New French Wine: Redefining the World’s Greatest Wine Culture,” sounds like
Tea, Wine, and Participatory Art
One reason why painting is considered to be the most important form is because, in Western civilization, genuine aesthetic appreciation has long been associated with
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 