ol_ironstomach Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 So I shouldn't think that they paid for the trip themselves? D'ya think? Tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWBooneJr Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 The Post has obviously decided that the mission of it's wine column is to champion wines that are available at every mediocre grocery store. It is no more informative than the cards that hang from the shelves in these stores. It is, therefore, not surprising to discover that the column (or at least the columnists) is financed by the people who produce the wines that are "featured." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr food Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 What next-...party planning with MD2020 and Thunderbird? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaimetown Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 I miss Franz's wine columns and his chats. These two have gone the way of the Food Network (i.e. dumbed down lowest-common-denominator)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparrott Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 I think if Yonan's going to get a New Yorker to write his wine column, he should just reprint Eric Asimov's from the Times. OTOH, they could use Sietsema instead of Frank Bruni. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Nice to see that today's column was paid for by Gallo and Fosters/Blass. Take a look hereGreat reporting! Keep up the good work! I fine Champagne to be quite accessible as it is. No need for a corkscrew even! Look at the picture. You can even drink it with a straw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deangold Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Look at the picture. You can even drink it with a straw! I don't know what the hell you folk are bitching about. Did you see Asimov's column today? Who fareking paid for this corporate shilling???!!?!?!?!?!!!!??? Corporate driven bullshit if I ever saw it. Frog's Leap? Industrial winemaking behemoth with wine making by committee.... oops, 60,000- case winery owned by a small gorup of investors who have been wuitely making wine for 25 or so years. Corrison, a corporate front, ooops a one woman show {who looks like your mom if you mom wears work jeans, sweatshirrts and motorcyuclie riding boots} making maybe 3,000 - 6,000 cases of wine a year. Mayacamas? A corporate tool who.... shit, Bob and Noni (who just recently passed) ahve never made more than 6,000 to 10,000 cases of their iconoclastic and wonderous wines. Their 1970 cab blew away 70 Bordeaux at a recennt wine dinner at Dino. Dominus?!? Koonsgard? Aren't these costo specials stacked to the ceiling? Dang, they aren't Well, I guess Asimov can focus on small wineries because he comes from some podunk small town! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banco Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 I don't know what the hell you folk are bitching about. Dean, thanks for posting that link. I know next to nothing about California wines, mostly because I don't like the big, jammy, parkerisé style that tends to predominate in the region. It was revealing to read about producers that still cultivate a more austere style. Now I know a few to try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Congratulations Dave!!! GREAT move for both parties IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banco Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Congratulations Dave!!!GREAT move for both parties IMO. Yonan wants a column that doesn’t dumb down wine What a concept! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparrott Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 <happy dance> I've admired Dave's writing for awhile. To me, Dave combines a down-to-earth style with the kind of curiosity that has led Eric Asimov's Times column to the pinnacle of the genre. So. Now. Those of you who still sell wine. I implore you. Make Dave's life easy for him. When he asks for samples, provide them. With useful information. When you have something really cool, let him know. And by really cool, I don't mean something with the rare two-and-a-half-toed sloth on the label. Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr food Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Congratulations Dave!!!GREAT move for both parties IMO. This is good news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Slater Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Great news, Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deangold Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 I'd rate this move a 95 with a drinking window of January 2, 2012 to January 7, 2012, but the Wine Spectator only gives it a 72 and an Award of Excellence. Dave, have you called Beringer yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmwine Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Thank you all for your good wishes and your support. I’m very excited at the opportunity to take over the Post Wine column, and I obviously hope everyone here will enjoy and appreciate my efforts. I want to let you know a little of what I will be attempting to accomplish. I know that Washington Post readers have high expectations for the paper’s wine column. We have a wonderfully diverse market, with several local importers offering exciting wines, restaurants and wine bars with new and fascinating wine programs, and a venerable retail market that is experiencing generational changes in some established stores, while newer stores push into once unfriendly markets. Most of all, we have a knowledgeable and sophisticated readership, including wine lovers who want to know what’s going on locally, nationally, even internationally, as well as those less vino-obsessed who just want to know what’s good. I must write for several different audiences. I will keep in mind that the average price paid for 750 ml of wine in this country is $5; however, I know that people who read wine columns tend to spend more, and want to know what wines out there are worth $15, $40, even $75 and up. So I hope that if a particular column doesn’t resonate for you, that you will remember others may gain from it. Expect to read about what I call “S/O/B” wines - those grown with sustainable, organic, or biodynamic viticulture. I will question your love of wines with heavy bottles - and correspondingly large “carbon footprints” - and I will ask you to think about your preference for screwcaps over natural closures such as cork. After all, if we’re balking at spring water in plastic bottles and lobbying Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s to do away with plastic bags, we should be thinking about how our wine choices affect the environment, too. And I will be challenging you to overcome your bias against local wines. This “Oh, yeah, well, it’s okay for Virginia ... “ condescension needs to stop. Local wines are getting better, and they are worthy of our attention. I will not hesitate to take a stand. I will take chances. While I hope you’ll agree with my views, I look forward to your comments and criticisms here on DR.com, and in a lively debate through comments to my columns online. Most of all, I hope my modest scriblings will add to your enjoyment of wine. This is gonna be fun! Now, if you don’t mind, I need to get to work ... WHERE’S MY CORKSCREW???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synaesthesia Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I will not hesitate to take a stand. I will take chances. While I hope you’ll agree with my views, I look forward to your comments and criticisms here on DR.com, and in a lively debate through comments to my columns online.Now, this is something I like to hear. It's nice that it will be a dialogue. Good luck! and Yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPW Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 COngrats Dave! I will ask you to think about your preference for screwcaps over natural closures such as cork. <snip>Now, if you don’t mind, I need to get to work ... WHERE’S MY CORKSCREW???? We don't need no stinkin' corkscrews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Slater Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 This week's column: Joseph Drouhin (Dreyfus Ashby, not not a small company) Chateau Ste. Michelle (3 million case winery, 5th time this year) Edna Valley (Diageo, the largest drinks conglomerate in the world) Robert Mondavi. Wow, we've never heard that name before. (Now owned by Constellation Brands, the second largest drinks conglomerate in the world.) This makes me look like a dead horse beater, but all of these corporations have gigantic advertising budgets. I'm glad and can't wait till Dave takes over, but I pity him at the same time over pressure like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wine Guy 23 Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 seems that the one item that politics should have nothing to do with, it still seems to sink its decaying teeth into the neck of the interesting sujects and give them rabies,,,thus warning the other interesting subjects/topics to stear clear and get their shots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdt Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Great debut in the Post today Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPW Posted October 1, 2008 Author Share Posted October 1, 2008 Nicely done, Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Interesting topic, intelligently discussed, with a personal view, and well-written. Wow. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A.R. Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Thank God! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparrott Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Bravo! Pitched at the right level, well explained, full of personality, and excellent recommendations. Hopefully, similarly-pitched articles on wood, acid, and ripeness are also forthcoming. If so, Dave will establish a much more useful context within which he can explore many more vinous topics without pandering to the supermarket sector or sounding like an encyclopedia article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banco Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Add me to the chorus of praise. Great job. (And not just because he gave an enviable account of the caves at my favorite Champagne house, Philipponnat.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Likewise. The piece was nicely focused on one, graspable concept, and will appeal to both novices and experts. And it's a good introduction to Dave's populist voice, too. (I would exercise future restraint about using 'wine snobs,' 'vinoscenti, 'show-offs,' etc. as punching dummies - it's better to be viewed as pro-little-guy than anti-big-guy, and also the VAST majority of wine drinkers aren't blowhards. Yeah, we've all met our share, but they're not worth gunning down in an article IMO.) Nice column, Dave! Cheers, Rocks. P.S. Best of luck pulling this off WEEKLY. Glad it's you and not me, Bubba! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Slater Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Bravo! Pitched at the right level, well explained, full of personality, and excellent recommendations. Hopefully, similarly-pitched articles on wood, acid, and ripeness are also forthcoming. If so, Dave will establish a much more useful context within which he can explore many more vinous topics without pandering to the supermarket sector or sounding like an encyclopedia article. To those who say minerals can't express themselves through grapes, explain how broccoli is an excellent source of calcium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr food Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 finally, A WP wine column worth reading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squidsdc Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 5 pts for the correct answer What is the name of The Washington Post's new Wine columnist? (Hint: His debut effort appears in today's Food section.) Tim Atkin Jane MacQuitty Dave McIntyre Eric Asimov And a mention on the Post Points quiz of the day to boot! Finally an answer I didn't have to look up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol_ironstomach Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Any comments on the Post Food section's new wine coverage? Now that we've completed this circle... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWBooneJr Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Not to be overlooked are the smart, equally well written wine recommendations. They are definitely not the obvious, supermarket wines that have recently dominated the Post's wine columns, yet all appear to be readily available at numerous locations around town. In some cases, Dave even says where we can find them by the glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPW Posted March 18, 2009 Author Share Posted March 18, 2009 Dave, I'm confused by today's column. So the owner of finewine can go around the Monkey Cty liquor system under Maryland's small producer law? Please clarify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Slater Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Dave,I'm confused by today's column. So the owner of finewine can go around the Monkey Cty liquor system under Maryland's small producer law? Please clarify. Joe, That was first question I asked Cecile when I first met her. She and the County have worked together to reach an accomodation that suits both parties. Still, MoCo is a less than ideal place to have this kind of business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmwine Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Dave,I'm confused by today's column. So the owner of finewine can go around the Monkey Cty liquor system under Maryland's small producer law? Please clarify. Yes - she is allowed to "import" directly from the winery, provided it produces fewer than 11,000 cases annually. The law was designed to help Maryland wineries distribute within state, but is not restricted to Maryland wineries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjsadler Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 The Veritas Viognier recommended by Dave is really nice. At the winery it was discounted to only $10/bottle if you buy a case of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdt Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Some great info on Mark and the wine program at Ray's! Did someone say wine club? You can sign me up! Click. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 "Those Wine-Snob Behaviors? There's a Good Reason for All of Them" by Dave McIntyre This is sort-of Wine 001 (before Wine 101), but I have to add that you don't need to gargle; here's a little trick you can practice with a glass of water, and within just a few minutes, you can master it to the point where you can do it in polite company, and they won't even realize you're doing it: Take a sip of water, and tilt your head forward slightly with your mouth barely open (so the water would trickle down your chin). But inhale through your mouth - silently - just forcefully enough to prevent the water from exiting, but not so forcefully that you turbo-ram it down your throat - just enough to counteract gravity and keep the water motionless (*). Do not make a duck-faced kiss; keep the sides of your lips at normal distance from one another, so the opening is shaped like a sideways clitorisalmond - picture how a ventriloquist looks when you're not supposed to know his mouth is slightly open. If you can hear a bubbling noise, keep practicing until you can't - breathe in gently from your chest; not from your mouth. You'll get all the benefits with none of the unpleasantries, and nobody but you will even know you did it. Once you learn it, the entire maneuver can be done in about one second, although you can hold it much longer if you wish - I haven't thought about this, but I may well do it every with every single sip of wine I take. It should be so subtle that it's imperceptible to anyone who isn't looking for it. (*) Think about the physics of gentle breathing as opposed to the duck-faced slurp: the softer you breathe in, the less outside air you're getting; the harder you breathe in, the more fresh air you're getting. The "gargle" itself is actually an exhale, and at some point you'll need to inhale - I've never really seen any advantage it has over simply swallowing the wine, as both actions coat the back of your palate, although now that I'm thinking about it, I guess it can distribute some esters into your nasal passages (well, why not?), but if I only get 95% of the aromas without making any noise, then I can live with that. When I'm alone, I generally "vacuum-pack" my swirl by putting my hand on top of the glass, and then taking a whiff of the wine immediately afterwards - it concentrates the aromas for a few seconds. An interesting side-note: with extremely old, fragile wines (the kind that are going to oxidize once opened), you only want to swirl them once, as prolonged exposure to oxygen will degrade them more quickly (this last point is obviously not for everyday drinking). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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