Dwight Furrow

Wine, Enchantment and the Art of Performance

January 9, 2014 Dwight Furrow

My reconnection with an Artesa Pinot Noir–the wine responsible for my “aha” moment when I recognized wine could be extraordinary–got me thinking about how we

Wine Review: Campbell’s Rutherglen Topaque (Tokay) NV

January 7, 2014 Dwight Furrow

Sweet wines tend to be ignored by serious wine aficionados, who have thankfully not gotten caught up in the recent splurge of interest in Moscato

Habits and Heresies: Authenticity, Food Rules, and the People Who Break Them

January 6, 2014 Dwight Furrow

My monthly column is up at Three Quarks Daily in which I try to make sense of the idea of authenticity when applied to food

Budget Wine of the Week: La Vieille Ferme Red Wine Ventoux 2012

January 3, 2014 Dwight Furrow

Yes, it’s thin on the palate and simple with lots of acidity. So why do I like this wine? It is a perfect example of

A Sommelier Argues Himself Out of a Job

January 2, 2014 Dwight Furrow

I feel for the restaurant sommelier. Vilified for being snobbish and condescending, and blamed for making wine too intimidating for the uninitiated, in this world