Tag Archives: Wine

Two stunning (though not surprising) chardonnays

Posted on March 15, 2023 by Dave McIntyre

I cut my wine teeth when “ABC,” or anything but chardonnay, was all the rage. This was the golden era of buttery, oaky chards that cried out for “chicken in a cream sauce,” and I found myself gravitating more toward … Continue reading →

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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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Loving those fizzy Italian reds

Posted on February 20, 2023 by Dave McIntyre

Back in the mid-70s, I remember my mother would sometimes keep a jug of Riunite in the door of the fridge. We were not a drinking family — my father was a health nut, into fitness and exercise (a frequent … Continue reading →

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Bedrock and Tablas Creek make gains for boxes and kegs

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Dave McIntyre

Two of my favorite California wineries made announcements this past week that should help push the needle further on alternative packaging for wine. On February 1, Morgan Twain-Peterson, co-owner of Bedrock Wine Co., announced on Instagram that Bedrock was releasing … Continue reading →

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Is Prohibition returning?

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Dave McIntyre

A new wave of anti-alcohol sentiment is sweeping the US.
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Where to find me

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Dave McIntyre

Back when I was regularly updating this blog, several readers who were not subscribers to The Washington Post asked me where they could read my columns. You know, pesky paywall and all. First of all, I want to urge everyone … Continue reading →

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Traditions and Rituals

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Dave McIntyre

Wine lovers develop certain habits that may seem strange in polite company. These customs and rituals are part of wine appreciation. They are also easy to ridicule, and become the essence of wine snobbery to the uninitiated. Yet they (almost … Continue reading →

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Toasting Independence Day with Madeira

Posted on July 4, 2018 by Dave McIntyre

With the heat and humidity of July here in the Mid-Atlantic, it may seem counterintuitive to suggest a fortified wine to toast Independence Day. But the Founding Fathers, up there in “foul, fetid, fuming, foggy, filthy Philadelphia,” as John Adams … Continue reading →

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In Vino Veritas

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Dave McIntyre

In vino veritas, the Roman author Pliny the Elder wrote. In wine is truth. It’s an old Latin phrase making fun of people who speak their minds under the influence of alcohol. The quote is buried in a rather hilarious … 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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