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Wine doesn’t Trump politics …
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
Posted in Current Affairs, Eastern US, Local Wine, Oregon, Virginia, Washington Post, Wine
Tagged Trump, Virginia Wine, Wine
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Drouhin, at home and abroad
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
Posted in Burgundy, Food and Drink, Oregon, Pinot Noir, Wine
Tagged Burgundy, Chablis, Oregon, Wine
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Fifty Years of American Winemaking, All in One Hour on October 29
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
Posted in California, Local Wine, New York, Oregon, Wine
Tagged California Wine, New York Wine, Oregon Wine, Smithsonian, Wine
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More Reader Hate Mail
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
Oregon Redefines Wine Tourism
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
Steven Spurrier on American wines
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
Posted in California, Local Wine, New York, Oregon, Virginia, Washington, Washington Post, Wine, writers
Tagged Steven Spurrier, Virginia Wine, Wine
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The Best Wine with Salmon? Not Pinot Noir …
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
Posted in Alsace, France, Oregon, Sustainable, Washington Post, Wine
Tagged Oregon, Pinot Gris, Wine
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The Wine Industry Loses a Champion in Washington
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
Posted in Current Affairs, Direct Shipping, Local Wine, Oregon, Washington Post, Wine
Tagged Politics, Wine
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