In general, it’s complicated to mix aesthetics and ethics. Some great works of art were created by assholes and worse. Caravaggio was a murderer. Gaugin
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
The Wine Bots are Coming for Your Subjectivity
In the wine world we love our categories. We divide wines by varietal or region. We distinguish conventional wines from natural wines, alcoholic fruit bombs
Wine Review: Pedroncelli New Releases
These new releases from Sonoma’s Pedroncelli Winery continue their tradition of stunning quality at a great price. The Pedroncellis are Sonoma legends having farmed wine
Minerality: If We Can’t Explain It, It Doesn’t Exist
The term “minerality” has become ubiquitous in recent years. Almost everyone who writes about wine finds the term useful as a descriptor for aromas, flavors,
A Difficult Rebirth for Culinary Art
As Covid restrictions recede, restaurants are starting to fill up again. Hopefully the damage to our once-burgeoning food culture can be repaired. My hope is
Wine Review: Contraste Red Wine Douro 2018
This wine is a shapeshifter, a volatile personality living up to its name. Tender and ingratiating up front, it turns bleak and more insular at
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 