South Africa makes some fine Cabernet but at the low end of the price range quality is uneven. Nederberg has two centuries of winemaking behind
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
L.A. Cetto Zinfandel Guadalupe Valley 2011
The Guadalupe Valley is producing some excellent wines especially in the premium price range. But the few bargain wines from that area that I’ve tasted
Feeling Umami
The idea that there are four basic tastes—sour, salty, bitter, and sweet—was widely accepted until 2002 when the taste receptors for glutamate were discovered which gives
Hipsters And Food
This article in the Guardian, “The end of the hipster: how flat caps and beards stopped being so cool” got me thinking about current trends
Ingredient List for Wines?
Andrew Jeffords of Decanter Magazine has a beef: If you add acid to a tin of tomatoes, you have to fess up. If you
Altipiano Tempranillo NV California
The culture of wine signifies romance. From the idyll of the farming life, to the artisan winemaker coaxing a palette of flavors out of her
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 