I suspect most people would agree that the point of drinking wine is to get drunk, or a least tipsy. But I argue in my
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
Wine Review: Foris Pinot Blanc Rogue Valley 2013
This is a good wine. But if you happen to be eating oysters, especially big, meaty Fanny Bay oysters, with a Champagne mignonette sauce, it
Budget Wine: Hogue Merlot Columbia Valley 2012
I’ve been tasting lots of Washington Merlot this week and I’m a believer. And at this price it doesn’t get any better. Black cherry and
Are Wine Scores Inflated?
Complaints about the 100-pt. rating system for wine are ubiquitous in the blogosphere and I’ve commented on it myself. But beating a dead horse is
The Book
I am pleased to announce that Rowman Littlefield has agreed to publish my next book. The working title is “We Live from Good Soup: Exploring
Dionysus and the Food Revolution
Life is suffering and then you die, according to the wisdom of Silenus, the mentor of Dionysus in Greek mythology. Nietzsche argued that art was
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 