Portuguese reds have a reputation for being rich, wild, and a little rustic with a strong backbone of acidity and tannic grip. This wine seems
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
A Problem for Vegetarianism
I respect people who for moral reasons decline to eat meat. But many vegetarians assume that eating vegetables produces no animal pain or death and
I’ll Drink to That!
This is off my beaten path. But I think a wine and food blog should sometimes point out things worth toasting. After all, what good
Innovative Dessert Wine: The Alchemist Vinavanti San Diego County 2013
I love port and sherry but this is not a passion widely shared. While younger drinkers have recently been reaching for the Moscato and sweet
Budget Wine: Stone Wolf Vineyards Muller-Thurgau Willamette Valley 2014
You may not know it, but if you are a wine drinker of a certain age you have probably consumed a good deal of Muller-Thurgau.
The Taste of Words
I found this intriguing question from Jonell Galloway of The Rambling Epicure in my facebook feed recently: “Can words truly express all the sensations you