I decided to review this wine because I don’t taste enough Chilean wine and because James Suckling gave it 94 pts. I know, I know.
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
Wine, Art, and Objectivity
Those who think wine cannot be art because, unlike artists, winemakers lack control over their raw materials have a mistaken view of art. The materials
Wine Needs Stories But it Doesn’t Need a Prop
Andrew Jeffords is absolutely right on the importance of the imagination for making wine interesting. In his essay “Stories Should Cling to Wine Like Mussels
On Aroma and Emotion
Over the past several weeks, I’ve been digging into microbiologist Malfeito-Ferreira’s literature survey on holistic wine tasting. One of the more interesting dimensions of his
Graham’s Six Grapes Reserve Port Porto NV
For a port, this ruby is light on its feet and refreshing. Aromas are complex. Fresh black cherry, dried plum, and mocha meld with raisin
This “Defense” of Anti-Terroirism is a Disaster
There are legitimate and interesting debates in the wine world about the nature of terroir. How should we define it? Should it include human inputs
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 