Skepticism about the value of wine criticism is ubiquitous, as I detailed in this post last month. But pushback against the wine-tasting-is-bunk meme is gathering
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
Aging Report: Borgogno Riserva Barolo Piemonte 1967
Wine is extraordinary because, unlike other foods and beverages, it can improve with age. The best reason to drink aged wines is that they develop
Budget Wine: Charamba Red Wine Douro Portugal 2011
The Aveleda family’s entry level wine. Very bright, fresh, red and black berries, smoke, and a hint of barnyard on the nose—enough complexity to keep
Food Snobs are Your Brothers and Sisters
Snobs are looked down upon in our faux-egalitarian society. We praise vast inequalities in wealth or strength, but when it comes to knowledge, anyone who
Road Food
Well, it is finally here. After 2 years of preparation, unloading a lifetime’s accumulation of possessions, and 1 year of learning the ins and outs
Wine Review: Hondarribi Beltza Ameztoi Stimatum Getariako Txakolina 2012
If you’re tired of the same old wine routine and want something different, this is it—perhaps the oddest wine I’ve had all year. Honarribi Beltza
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 