Category Archives: Jancis

Conversations with Terry Theise – Part 2: Stemware

Posted on July 7, 2023 by Dave McIntyre

Several weeks ago when Terry Theise asked me to do a blog exchange (sometimes called a “ramble”) in which we’d ask each other questions in a sort of rambling email interview, I noticed that on his blog he would sometimes … Continue reading →

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The World Atlas of Wine: Essential Reading for Wine Lovers

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Dave McIntyre

This article appeared in The Washington Post in slightly different form on November 6, 2013. Coming next: My full interview with Hugh Johnson. There are books that teach you how to taste wine and books that describe how to make … Continue reading →

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Millennials and Wine: Revolution or Evolution?

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Dave McIntyre

There’s a lot of Internet buzz these days about the effects the millennial generation is having on wine. Much of it is quite breathless and reminds me of the journalistic cliché in which the reporter intones at the end of … Continue reading →

Posted in Biodynamic, Food and Drink, France, Jancis, Washington Post, Wine | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

Regional Wine Week Begins

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Dave McIntyre

This is Regional Wine Week, October 6-12, the sixth annual celebration of wine made throughout the country, not just on the West Coast. As regular readers of this blog know, Regional Wine Week was started by Jeff Siegel, aka The … Continue reading →

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DLW13 approaches – with some love from Jancis Robinson

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Dave McIntyre

In case you missed it, Jancis Robinson mentioned Drink Local Wine in her recent Financial Times column about the revolution in U.S. wine that she and Linda Murphy chronicled in their new book, American Wine: The Ultimate Companion to the … Continue reading →

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A history lesson in a glass

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Dave McIntyre

Wine lovers like to wax poetic about “tasting history” when drinking an old wine, as if the warmth of that long-ago summer can be felt and a memory, or an historical event, conjured from the glass. Such history lessons are … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile, Jancis, Uncategorized, Wine | Tagged , , | 5 Comments