Harold McGee is a fine food scientist and writer but even he fails into lazy talk when discussing the philosophy of food. In his article
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
Budget Wine: Domaine Bousquet Finca Lalande Cabernet Sauvignon Mendoza 2013
You can’t expect much from a relatively inexpensive wine. But you can expect enough aroma complexity to keep you interested, a pleasant texture, with a
Bodegas Atalaya Laya Almansa 2014
This curious wine is from Gil Family Estates. A little bacon fat lurks behind the dark berry, pepper, and herbal notes against a background of
A Story about Fortitude or Foolishness?
A son someplace in Northern Europe opens the forgotten wine cellar belonging to his father, now 10 years deceased, and discovers a wine collection expected
Pépin on the Art of Food
A few weeks ago when explaining why winemaking is sometimes more like an art than a craft, I made a distinction between objects that are
Jorge Ordonez Triton Mencia Bierzo 2014
Mencia is one of those long-neglected grapes that is finally receiving attention because innovative winemakers are learning how to work with it. Indigenous to Northwestern
