As Alder Yarrow reported over the weekend, Italian winemaker Fulvio Bressan spewed a despicable, racist rant on Facebook directed at Italy’s first African-Italian government minister,
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
Why Care About the Art of Food and Wine?
Jan Davidszoon de Heem, Still Life with Fruit and Ham, 1648-49 Our capacity for generosity rests on inspiration, and beauty is among the things that
Amuse Bouche
News from the world of food and wine that you might have missed this week. Can you taste the difference between Japanese Sake and American
Can We Bring Back the Restaurant Review?
The decline of the restaurant review has been well-documented. As newspapers and magazines have cut back their coverage of restaurants, the professional reviewer has largely
Can Wines Be Works of Art?
Most philosophers would say no. Works of art are artifacts designed by human beings to express or represent something. Wines on the other hand are
Budget Wines: Bowtie Barbera D’Asti 2011
Would it be great if all wines were 100-point blockbusters? I don’t think so, even if we could afford them. Powerful, complex wines demand attention.
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 