Petite Sirah is a cross of Syrah and an obscure grape called Peloursin developed in France in the mid-19th Century where it is called Durif.
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
The Slow Art of Wine
The final installment on my series on creativity and winemaking is up at Three Quarks Daily.
Wine Review: Rex Goliath Cabernet Sauvignon NV American
This week we have the third place finisher in the head-to-head assessment of supermarket Cabernet—the Rex Goliath from Constellation Brands. It finished just barely ahead
Finally, a Win!
Bocuse d’Or the biennial culinary competition founded 30 yrs. ago by French chef Paul Bocuse is generally acknowledged to be the “olympics” of the world
Getting Played by Marketing
I always have my antenna up for stories about big wine perfidy, so I found these paragraphs from the Silicon Valley Bank’s annual report on
Wine Review: Ferrari-Carano Prevail Back Forty Alexander Valley 2006 Aging Report
Does “prevail” refer to a wine that is built to age? It’s an appropriate moniker for this wine, which shows no sign of fading 10
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 