Category Archives: Oregon

Wine doesn’t Trump politics …

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Dave McIntyre

Our nation’s politics have gone sour, like wine left exposed too long to oxygen. A case in point: My column this week in The Washington Post Food section takes a look at Trump Winery, near Charlottesville. I conceived the article as an … Continue reading →

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Drouhin, at home and abroad

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Dave McIntyre

When entertaining friends who don’t spend an inordinate amount of their time thinking, drinking and writing about wine, I’m sometimes peppered with questions: How did you get into writing about wine? What do you look for in a wine? What … Continue reading →

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Fifty Years of American Winemaking, All in One Hour on October 29

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Dave McIntyre

The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History is 50 years old this year. As part of the birthday celebrations, the museum’s food and wine history project will host a discussion of “Fifty Years of American Winemaking” on Wednesday, October … Continue reading →

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More Reader Hate Mail

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Dave McIntyre

Maybe it’s something in the zeitgeist, but I seem to be receiving more hate mail lately. Much of it is short and simple (“You’re an idiot!”). Some readers write to complain that they went out of their way to look … Continue reading →

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Oregon Redefines Wine Tourism

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Dave McIntyre

I’m in New Zealand on a brief stopover from my Australia sojourn, but I’m also in Oregon through the pages of The Washington Post Travel section and my feature on Willamette Valley wineries that are redefining wine tourism. Check it … Continue reading →

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Steven Spurrier on American wines

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Dave McIntyre

During my interview with Steven Spurrier at the Virginia Wine Summit in Richmond earlier this month, I asked him about his impressions of U.S. wines, 36 years after his famous Paris tasting put California on the world wine map. The … Continue reading →

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Worth Reading This Week: Yes, Wine Enthusiast, there IS a Virginia!

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Dave McIntyre

Here’s what’s up this week in wine: Wine Enthusiast has discovered that Virginia is for Wine Lovers. The magazine has anointed the Old Dominion as one of the 10 best wine regions in the world to visit. Quite a coup, … Continue reading →

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Wine Follies and Cheap Wine Hall of Fame

Posted on January 7, 2011 by

Who thinks these things up? Elin McCoy of Bloomberg News reports on an Oregon winery that recruited an elephant to stomp grapes as part of a fund raiser for a wildlife park. Talk about “natural wine”! Winery owner Stephen Reustle … Continue reading →

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The Best Wine with Salmon? Not Pinot Noir …

Posted on September 8, 2010 by

Despite what the winemakers and the marketing folks will tell you, the best wine to pair with salmon is not pinot noir, whether from Oregon or anywhere else. No, the best wine with salmon is Oregon pinot gris. At least, … Continue reading →

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The Wine Industry Loses a Champion in Washington

Posted on August 11, 2010 by

 The wine industry has lost an important voice in Washington. After 16 years in the nation’s capital, Bill Nelson is leaving WineAmerica, the only trade group that represents the entire U.S. wine industry. Nelson, who has been the group’s president … Continue reading →

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