Why do we root for underdogs? Maybe we resent the top dog so we root for the underdog out of a sense of schadenfreude .
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
How Cheese Tasting Works
Like the wine industry, the cheese industry uses professional tasters to assess their products. This post from The Takeout describes the cheese tasting process which
Ironies of the Food Revolution
Even while the U.S. was mired in the convenience foods of the 1950’s, the food revolution in the U.S. was starting to gather steam. Julia
Leave Caymus Alooooone!
Caymus Cabenet Sauvignon may be the best known fine wine in the United States. It is ubiquitous on pricey restaurant wine lists and, for many
On Burying Aesthetics
Over the past half-century, wine has become increasingly democratized as more and more people, some of limited means, make wine a part of their lives.
The Association of Wine and Health Just Took a Hit
Since the so-called French paradox emerged in the 1980’s, wine writers with rosé-colored glasses have been extolling the positive health effects of wine. The French
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 