Debates about the existence of “terroir” are among the most hotly contested in the wine world, with defenders of the idea insisting that some wines
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
Can Wine Be Sexy?
Valentine’s Day is fast approaching; it’s time to think about which wine will precisely calibrate the proper mood. But why wine? Why not a nice
Wine Review: Podheri Luigi Einaudi Dogliani Dolcetto Piedmont 2011
What is a Rustic Wine? The first word that popped into my mind when sampling this Dolcetto is “rustic”, which is a fairly common wine descriptor.
Budget Wine: Luna Pinot Grigio California 2012
Pinot Grigio is not one of my favorite wines. In Italy, where most of it is produced, the grapes are harvested early to preserve acidity
The Joy of Cooking
In a very interesting post about the growing influence of food blogs especially in academia, Judith Newton makes some critically important, more general, claims about
The Idea of Wine
This post by From Vinho Verde to Barolo With Love got me thinking, once again, about why wine is fascinating. It seems that often those
