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
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
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
Wine and Romance: The Eternal Connection
Among all the alcoholic beverages we consume, wine is most often linked with romance. The Roman poet Ovid, in his 17 A.D. work “The Art
