Category Archives: Humor

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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The End of Wine Blah Blahgs

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Dave McIntyre

April 1 – DATELINE: ONLINE – The wine blahgosphere fell eerily silent today when William Zinsser emerged from the heavens and told wine blahggers that the world isn’t all about them and they can only write about wine from now … Continue reading →

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The Christmas Fruitcake Post

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Dave McIntyre

A friend of mine recently read me this recipe over the phone. It reads better aloud, to be honest, but I couldn’t resist posting it here in spirit – Hic! – of the season. I asked for proper attribution, but … Continue reading →

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Winemakers do a number on Wine Spectator

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Dave McIntyre

Call Central Casting and request a flamboyent French winemaker who epitomizes joie de vivre and bonhomie, and they’d probably send you Jean-Charles Boisset. Boisset is the scion of a famous Burgundy family who in recent years has embarked on a … Continue reading →

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Worth Reading This Week: Why vowels aren’t sexy, plus a true locapour in Illinois

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Dave McIntyre

Some items worth reading this week in the vinosphere: Marketing has run amok again: Mary Orlin, the “Wine Fashionista” for Huffington Post, rails against a reality TV star’s plan to market “Skinnygirl” wines. It’s enough to make one pray for … Continue reading →

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Worth Reading: Bye-Bye TTB? And those wacky 2010 Germans!

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Dave McIntyre

Worth reading this week on the blahgosphere (actually the last two weeks – since I missed last Friday): A big shout-out to W. Blake Gray for his insightful reportage on President Obama’s proposal to kill off the TTB, the federal … Continue reading →

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Worth Reading This Week: Natural Pinot, natural wine, and au naturel (almost) winemakers

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Dave McIntyre

Some interesting reading from this week in the wild world of wine: Palate Press reposts an interesting piece from earlier this year by Evan Dawson on a backlash from California winemakers about the popular “slander” that Cali pinot is routinely … Continue reading →

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Worth Reading This Week: Wooooooo Boy! Expensive wine critics, cheap wine, and tons and tons of methane …

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Dave McIntyre

Here’s my weekly offerings of what’s worth reading on the wine blahgosphere – and boy, this week’s a doozy! We begin with “Campogate” – the controversy over the resignation of Jay Miller from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate. It seems little-known … Continue reading →

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Worth reading this week: Yao Ming, ego-shaped fermentation tanks, and the RdV backlash

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Dave McIntyre

My weekly roundup of wine news worth reading on the blah-blah-sphere: When I saw the headline for this piece on Wines & Vines, I mistakenly thought it said “Ego-Shaped Wine Tanks … “, which had me mentally riffing about self-important … Continue reading →

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Wine Geek – Know Thyself!

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Dave McIntyre

Back in the late ’90s when I was writing for Sidewalk.com, I did a piece titled, “You Know You’re a Wine Geek When … ”  It was openly derivative of Jeff Foxworthy’s redneck routine, and of course I gave credit … Continue reading →

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