Despite winning this minor head-to-head competition with the French in April, Ramona wines are seldom on anyone’s “must drink before I die” list. But there
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
Amuse Bouche
News stories from the world or food and wine that you might have missed this week. Are more affordable burgundies on the horizon? This article
In Defense of Wine Snobs
Wine writer Blake Gray poses a profound question—What is a wine snob and why are they the object of ridicule and vilification? You can stand
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Last week I was musing about the claim, often made by social scientists, that tastes are a reflection of social class or moral conviction rather than
Lighea 2011 A Dry Moscato from Donnafugata
The muscat grape is the new “hot varietal” with sales increasing 78% last year, although the grape has been around for centuries and may be
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News from the world of food and wine that you might have missed this week: Here is an interesting article on the debate over traditional vs.
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 