There are important questions human beings must answer if we are to make sense of our lives. Is there a coffee so great that none
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
The Benzinger Sale—Another One Bites the Dust
One of my favorite wineries in Sonoma, Benzinger Family Winery, has been sold to The Wine Group, a large conglomerate of value wines. This continues
Review: Long Shadows Vintners Pirouette Columbia Valley 2012
Long Shadows is a great idea. Build a state of the art facility, source from the finest vineyards in Washington State, and hire famous winemakers
Budget Wine: Shannon Ridge Wrangler Red Lake County 2012
All wine, if it isn’t flawed, smells like grapes. I want a wine, even a budget wine, to give me something more. This wine has
In Search of Ambiente
When trying to understand a wine and its significance there are four dimensions from which one can draw. There is of course the taste and
The Power of Pleasure
Alice Waters, owner of Chez Panisse and current Vice President of Slow Food International, is well known for introducing Americans to the idea that fresh
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 