Traditionally, philosophers have sharply distinguished the higher and lower senses and argued that only objects sensed via sight and hearing can be beautiful. We speak
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
Wine Traditions are Not What We Think They Are
In the imaginations of most people in the wine world, wine is deeply embedded in tradition. Traditional wine regions in the old world remain a
Wine Review: Domaine Tatsis Roditis Orange Macedonia 2014
A skin contact, natural white wine with a pretty amber hue, but that pretty hue is deceptive. This is very challenging wine. On the criteria
Wine, Food, and Life Itself
Too often food and wine are understood as symbols of “the good life”, a life of ease, luxury, sophistication, and refined taste. But this is
What is Fine Wine?
Robert Joseph in Meininger’s Wine Business International argues that we need new wine categories since the terms we now use to divide up the wine
Wine’s Imitation Game
My Three Quarks Daily column this month considers the possible future in which great wines like a 1982 Lafite Rothschild can be reverse engineered and
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 