There are lots of hard problems that require our thoughtful attention—poverty, climate change, quantum entanglement, or how to make a living, just for starters. But
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
Meat Eaters Take Heart
The news about the future of meat consumption is all bad. It is cruel to animals, excessively resource intensive, damaging to the environment, and produces
Wine Review: Colombier-Monpelou Pauilliac 2008
Tasting—real, genuine, deep tasting—should stimulate the mind as well as the palate; even something as mundane as a glass of vin ordinaire, if it has
Budget Wine: St. Somewhere Petit Verdot 2010 Paso Robles
Petit Verdot has traditionally been a minor component of Bordeaux blends, when they could get it to ripen. In sun-drenched California where ripening is less
Home of the Free
American supermarkets appear to offer us unlimited choices—multiple brands of almost anything we want, an example of American entrepreneurialism gone wild. It is an illusion:
Are You a Fan of “Brett”?
What do you think of “Brett” in a wine—does it add complexity or is it just a flaw that should be eliminated by attentive winemakers?
