5 posts published by Dwight Furrow during September 2025| Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine
Most premium wine is consumed before it hits peak quality. Estimates suggest upward of 90% of wine in the U.S. is opened within a week of purchase. This includes no small share of bottles that wou…| Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine
Well, thankfully, it wasn’t exactly the Hatfields and McCoys, but there was some heat generated in the Decanter-hosted debate between wine/food pairing expert Fiona Beckett and wine blogger Alder Y…| Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine
Umami was once a revelation—an elegant discovery of a fifth taste that illuminated the subtle synergy of fermented soy, aged cheese, and slow-cooked broth. But in today’s kitchen discourse, u…| Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine
This essay entitled “The Wine Drinker as Flâneur” by Jason Wilson is the most pleasurable piece of wine writing I’ve encountered in quite a while. I encourage you to read it, especially if you shar…| Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine
A palimpsest is a manuscript on which the original writing has been erased to make room for new writing but of which traces of the original remain. Food is like that. It is not merely nourishment b…| Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine