Making wine is a bit disreputable. People give up respectable jobs with six-figure incomes to root around in vineyards in the morning and clean out
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
Wine Review: Denada Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Maule Valley Chile 2014
Aromas of ripe blackberry join the melding of raw wood and dusty earth. On the palate, oak inflected fruit sits on a medium plus frame,
It’s Time to Retire “Hipster”
We’re way past peak hipster but the media is still beating up on them; they love easy targets. Now they’re being blamed for the absence
Napa Under the Radar
Napa is known as the “Disneyland” of wine, where opulent tasting rooms in modern architectural marvels await busloads of tourists intent on swilling overpriced juice
Ageing Report: Dierberg Estate Pinot Noir Santa Maria 2008
When it is right there is no finer wine than a Pinot Noir but it’s hard to find one that ticks all the boxes. This
This Challenge to Labeling Laws Seeks Permission to Mislead
This is a disturbing development and one not unique to Minnesota: Two Minnesota winemakers have gone to court to overturn a state law they say
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 