This blend of 65% Grenache, 31% Syrah, 4% Mourvèdre shows ripe blueberry and red raspberry with raisin undertones and black pepper top notes. Freshly turned
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
Soul-Stirring Chili
Chili has a very interesting aesthetic purpose and a dark phenomenology. Read about the aesthetics of chili at Mindful Eating2.
Budget Wine: Beringer Founder’s Estate Cabernet Sauvignon California 2013
Black cherry, straightforward grapey notes, and licorice with raisin undercurrents, this is a ripe, fruity nose, with some gentle, dusty earth notes and slight oak
Terroir is Not a Myth
I haven’t had the chance to read Mark A. Mathews’ book Terroir and Other Myths of Winegrowing. But if Tom Wark’s summary of the argument
The Family Winemaking Lie
Earlier this week I linked approvingly to a story about a young winemaker who pointed out how conventional and boring California wine is becoming. I
Wine Review: Xurus Cabernet Sauvignon Sonatina Vineyard Lake County 2009
No doubt the quintessential California Cabernet style is big, ripe and oaky. We’ve got the sun, why not flaunt it? That is after all what
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 