Las Vegas. The city of faux weddings, faux Elvis, faux France, and faux pas. Where the inauthentic is genuine and the real a façade. What
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
Hype, High-End Wines, and Originality
Last week Steve Heimoff defended the hype surrounding famous high end wines such as Premier Crus from Bordeaux. What critics of expensive wine fail to
Wine Review: Domaine Mongeard- Mugneret Fixin 2009
There is nothing intrinsically wrong with pretty. But by itself it doesn’t add up to beauty. It is only the beginning of beauty. “Pretty” is
Is 10-Buck Chuck in Our Future?
Last week the wine world was aflutter with the news that a global wine shortage was upon us. Morgan Stanley, the too-big-to-fail investment bank published
Charles Krug Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage Selection Napa Valley 2010
Napa Cabs have a reputation for being over-the-top, high alcohol fruit bombs. But as with most stereotypes this is a half-truth that misfires badly in
No One Really Thinks Wine Tasting is Subjective
It never fails to set my teeth on edge. I’m focused on trying to “get” this pinot with strange vegetal notes in front of me,
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 