There has been lots of hand-wringing about the future of Californai Rhone-style blends recently, especially since the demise of Hospice du Rhone, the annual celebration
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
Wine Event: Comparing High End With Low End
Are expensive wines always the best? Any experienced wine lover knows that price is loosely correlated with quality. That is precisely what we found at
Can You Convince a Coke Lover to Prefer Pepsi?
A variety of studies (e.g. here, and here) have shown that brands make foods taste better. Judgments about quality are influenced by price, image, and
Amuse Bouche
News from the world of food and wine that you might have missed this week. Forbes list of top-earning chefs Everyone is getting into the
Care About Food? Care About This
I don’t want to ruin anyone’s weekend, but if you care about food (and wine) you should find this disturbing: More than half of the
Criticism and Objectivity: A Moral Imperative
Questions about the objectivity of food or wine appreciation could be easily resolved if a certain picture of how taste works were true. That picture
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 