Two news items from the last few days pose an important question: Is the wine quality we’ve achieved through modern technology worth the cost? Over
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
Wine Review: Bonny Doon A Proper Claret California 2013
German literary critic and philosopher Friedrich Schlegel wrote that “Irony is the clear consciousness of an eternal agility, of an infinitely abundant chaos.” When we
Budget Wine: La Paca Garnacha Calatayud 2013
Continuing my exploration of bargain imported wines from Trader Joe’s, here is a very approachable Garnacha (Grenache if you’re French) for $7. Ripe strawberry and
If You Like Wines with Finesse, Be Afraid
From Dr. Vino comes this bad news: Burgundy, which is known for producing wines more winsome than boxum, will have four days in the 100s
Bored With Fruit
Patrick Comiskey at Lucky Peach is reporting an incipient revolution in California winemaking. No doubt, in California we love our fruit: In modern winemaking, fussily
Wine Review: Sommavite Brunello di Montalcino 2009
When Brunello is good it is very, very good. Made from the “Grosso” clone of the Sangiovese grape, it produces fuller, richer flavor than other
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 