Complaints about tasting notes have long been a favorite topic among wine writers. According to standard critiques, tasting notes are self-indulgent, pretentious, and riddled with
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
Wine Review: Bodegas Juan Gill Silver Label Monastrell Jumilla 2019
One of the most important producers in Spain, Juan Gil is the master of rich, ripe wines at a reasonable price. This one is no
Will Hybrids Be the Future of Wine?
Most of the quality wine produced in the major wine regions of the world use grapes from the species vitis vinifera. Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir,
Wine Review: Bodegas Rectoral de Amandi Matilda Nieves Mencia Ribeira Sacra, Galicia 2020
If this wine were a person we would have to lock it up. Soft and tender at first it becomes fierce and savage as it
Wine Quality and Good Taste
Having good taste requires evaluating quality. But what is quality? The quality of a wine, like the quality of a painting or a musical work,
Wine and Food That Makes You Cry
Can wine or food express emotions? It seems obvious that they can but philosophers have tended to disagree. Here is Elizabeth Telfer in her book
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 