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
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
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
No More Boring Wines!
I recently was a wine judge at an event featuring California wines. Most of the Napa wineries were promoting Cabernet Sauvignon as their top wine.
Bodegas Iranzo Spartico Organic Tempranillo Utiel-Requena NV
A “natural” wine for around $10 found at the supermarket? I was skeptical but I quite like this wine for the price. There is no
For Cooks, the Good Old Days Weren’t so Good
Food historian Cynthia Bertelsen wonders if food writing relies too much on nostalgia, distorting our relationship to food in the process: Seeking the “perfect” French
Life Would Suck Without Food and Wine
My Three Quarks essay this month is only indirectly about food and wine. It’s about the meaning of life. But would life have meaning without
