Despite the historical importance of blending wine, especially in Bordeaux, and the current popularity of red blends on the supermarket shelves, increasingly among the wine
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
What’s the Point?
René Redzepi, famed chef of Copenhagen’s Noma, recently opened a pop up restaurant in Tulum, in the jungles of Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula, for a seven-week
Wineries Face a Predictable Labor Shortage
As I travel throughout America’s wine regions, I keep hearing about this looming labor shortage that has wineries concerned about the upcoming harvest: Research by
Wine Review: Serra Vineyards Syrah Applegate Valley Southern Oregon 2011, 2012
Sandwiched between the acclaimed Willamette Valley to the north and the iconic wine regions of California to the south, Southern Oregon has no place to
Sonoma Pilgrimage
A quick stop in Sonoma before heading to Southern Oregon was part pilgrimage and part voyage of discovery. The pilgrimage was to the place that
Budget Wine Review: Castelvero Barbera Piemonte 2015
The so-called “wine of the people”, Italian Barbera is Nebbiolo’s oft-ignored friend, occupying the lesser sites of Piemonte and producing high yields to wash down
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 