Yesterday in a blog post I was lamenting the preferences of wine consumers who like generic, homogenized wine instead of seeking something more interesting. This
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
Herd Animals and the Winemakers Who Feed Them
This recent survey of American wine consumers by the Wine Institute contained some predictable information. The top four favorite varietals among the aggregate of high
Texas Hill Country Wine Road (not everything is bigger in Texas)
Big hats, big trucks, big sky, big personalities, and of course a large land mass. There is some truth to the slogan “everything is bigger
Wine Review: Inwood Estates “Magdalena” Red Bordeaux-style Blend Texas 2012
There is time for one more winery visit before we leave Texas Hill Country, and we’ve been underwhelmed so far. I took the advice of
The Food Revolution is Taking Prisoners
My soon-to-be-released book American Foodie: Taste, Art, and the Cultural Revolution makes the case that the food revolution in the U.S. is broad and deep
Budget Wine: Gato Negro Malbec Mendoza 2013
I keep hoping that if I persist in scouring the bottom shelf of the supermarket wine aisle, I will turn up a gem for under
