Wine is inherently a commercial product; it takes great resources to create it. But in the right hands, winemaking is also a form of art,
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
Flowers Chardonnay Sonoma Coast 2009
One of Samuel Beckett’s characters in The Expelled said,“I have always been amazed at my contemporaries’ lack of finesse, I whose soul writhed from morning
Amuse Bouche
News from the world of food and wine that you might have missed this week, some amusing, some not so much. You can eat milkweed
Poetry in Food
One of the great obstacles to thinking of food as a form of art is that we are accustomed to thinking of food as a
Intoxication
A bottle of Jack Daniels is intoxicating if you drink enough of it. The ambient music of Steve Roach is intoxicating as well. Clearly, they
Cordiano 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon (and winery visit)
Intoxicating! Yes, the wine contained alcohol. But on a brilliant, clear Sunday afternoon perched on a hill in San Diego’s backcountry overlooking the lovely valley
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 