It is amazing to me that we just can’t leave our Puritan heritage behind. For most of the 20th Century, food was about convenience or
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
Nationalism and Food: Do Americans Have a Food Identity?
Ever since the 18th Century French essayist Brillat-Savarin proclaimed “tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are”, food writers have
Foie Gras Ban in California
Last week a federal judge overturned California’s ban of foie gras, not because the ethical issues about animal cruelty have been settled, but because the
Locati Cellars Dry Orange Muscat Columbia Valley 2013
Muscat goes by many names and is grown throughout the world wherever grapes are grown. It is highly aromatic with distinctive fruit and floral aromas
Budget Wines: Smoking Loon El Carancho Malbec Central Valley, Chile 2013
Purple highlights in the glass give away the varietal. There is blackberry and a stealthy invasion of funky earth on the nose, just enough to
Is Napa the New Bordeaux
I ran across this winy little piece at the Napa Valley Register. Apparently, Wine Spectator’s Top 100 wines from 2014 and the San Francisco Chronicle’s
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 