A waystation on the hunt for the elusive cheap Bordeaux gem. This blend of 63% Merlot, 32% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc is not quite
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
Do You Believe the Wine Critic or Your Lyin’ Nose?
Are wine critics reliable? Isn’t taste subjective? Can there really be wine expertise in the same sense that doctors have expertise at diagnosing diseases and
A New Wine Map?
This attempt to rewrite the wine map appears whimsical—it’s called the Children’s Atlas of Wine after all—but it contains an important insight. For the past
When a Sandwich is More than a Sandwich
My Three Quarks Daily column this month is about the difficulties of describing food and the important role imaginative language plays in compensating for the
Wine Review: Mas Doix “Les Crestes” Priorat 2016
I am a card-carrying member of the “wine faults can be interesting” club. I’m not put off by a bit of volatile acidity or brett.
Authenticity, Food Rules, and the People Who Break Them
Cooking is an art mired in tradition. Each nation has its food rules encrusted with the patina of age. Each region within each nation has
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 