If the wine industry wants people to pay premium prices for their best product, why do they insist on telling people that wine tasting is
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
How is Wine Criticism Like Art Criticism?
Art and literary criticism oscillate between two approaches to a work. Historicism focuses on a work’s history and origins and the process through which it
Are You Ready for Bacon Barbera?
I’m not sure how I feel about this. Leslie Pariseau in Punch writes: A handful of natural winemakers is pushing the limits of co-fermentation, aromatizing
Wine Review: Chateau Ducluzeau Listrac Medoc 2016
A good, affordable Bordeaux that hits all the standard Bordeaux notes. An intense, alluring nose of cassis, graphite, and nutmeg. With a bit of swirling
Why We Still Need Appellations
James Lawrence in Wine Searcher makes several important points in his argument that appellations have outlived their usefulness. I think there is an important perspective
A New Blog
This is not about wine or food. You know, I do think about other things sometimes. For those interested in philosophy, I have a new
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 