Category Archives: Bargain Wines

What do wine lovers really want?

Posted on February 23, 2023 by Dave McIntyre

When preparing yesterday’s rant about the current existential dread in the wine industry over the indifference of younger consumers to our favorite tipple, I came across this piece I wrote just more than 10 years ago. It still rings true … Continue reading →

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Excitement in Portugal

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Dave McIntyre

My list of my favorite “Great Value” wines of 2017 — posted here yesterday and published earlier this month in The Washington Post — caused a mini stir in Portugal. Or at least, the winery that produces my #3 wine, … Continue reading →

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Great Values of 2017

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Dave McIntyre

This is a new feature I’ll probably do annually for The Washington Post, highlighting my favorite wines of the past year that I gave the “Great Value” designation. I’m deleting the store listings here, so it won’t be such a … Continue reading →

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Wednesday wine recommendations, 12/6/2017

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Dave McIntyre

This week’s recommendations include two delicious wines made from Semillon, a grape too often ignored by producers and consumers. Plus, we have an exotic white wine from Italy, an intriguing “natural” wine made of grenache from southern France, and an … Continue reading →

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Wednesday wine recommendations, 8/9/2017

Posted on August 9, 2017 by Dave McIntyre

Just when I thought I’d tasted and recommended enough rosé for the season, along come two that get me excited all over to drink pink. After all, when the heat and humidity settle in, what’s better than rosé to help … Continue reading →

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Wednesday wine recommendations, 8/2/2017

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Dave McIntyre

Here are some more wines for summer: An enjoyable sparkler to get the party started, two rosés to help set the patio mood, and a substantial red to wash down those hefty meats off your grill.   Le Clos des … Continue reading →

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Summer Wines with Soul & Substance

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Dave McIntyre

The weather is unusually pleasant for mid-summer this week in the Washington area, leaving me thinking of warm days and cooler nights, those wonderful “diurnal swings” that supposedly contribute to well-balanced wine. But since the 2014 Virginia and Maryland wines … Continue reading →

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A stellar Austrian red to start the year off right

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Dave McIntyre

Here are a few recommendations from my January 1 Washington Post column, including one of the best red wines I’ve tasted from Austria. I had the pleasure of visiting Franz Netzl and his family in December 2012 in Göttlesbrunn, in Carnuntum, just … Continue reading →

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Wines of the Week: Gundlach Bundschu, Pedroncelli and more

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Dave McIntyre

Some readers who do not regularly have a chance to read The Washington Post’s Wednesday Food section have asked me to post my columns and wine recommendations here more regularly. So I will try to do that in some form … Continue reading →

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The Wine Curmudgeon’s Guide to Cheap Wine

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Dave McIntyre

Regular readers of this blog know my buddy, Jeff Siegel, aka The Wine Curmudgeon. We are co-founders of DrinkLocalWine.com, the website that became a movement (or at least anticipated one). Jeff is the Eugene Debs of wine consumers, always championing … Continue reading →

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