Dave McIntyre's WineLine

A Locavore Talks Locapour – Evan Faber of Salt Bistro in Boulder, CO

Dave McIntyre — Mon, 21 May 2012 04:46:00 +0000

I’ve written about the reluctance of avowedly locavore restaurants to sell local wines, and each year at the DrinkLocalWine.com conferences I’ve moderated a panel discussion on the subject. This year’s panel was the liveliest yet, mainly because Colorado has really … Continue reading →

Worth Reading: The Local Wine Edition

Dave McIntyre — Fri, 18 May 2012 04:06:41 +0000

Catching up on the reading, there’s lots out there about local wine: Eric Asimov of the New York Times joins the locavore/locapour debate this week with a well-reasoned piece about the reluctance of consumers to consider local wines even … Continue reading →

Worth Reading: Provoking Adam Lee

Dave McIntyre — Sun, 06 May 2012 18:38:17 +0000

Some fun and interesting keyboard musings this week: W. Blake Gray indulges in his favorite sport – provoking Adam Lee of Siduri with a post about low alcohol levels. It’s a great way to boost your comment totals on a … Continue reading →

A superb California rosé

Dave McIntyre — Thu, 03 May 2012 04:27:45 +0000

In springtime, a wine geek’s fancy turns to thoughts of rosé, and each year at this time I gorge myself on the new arrivals from Provence, the Rhone, or elsewhere in southern France, branching off occasionally to try some rosados … Continue reading →

Colorado wines impress

Dave McIntyre — Wed, 02 May 2012 04:27:12 +0000

DrinkLocalWine.com, an organization I co-founded four years ago with Dallas-based wine writer Jeff Siegel, held its fourth annual conference last weekend in Denver, bringing together bloggers from as far away as New York and California to explore Colorado wine. It’s … Continue reading →

Colorado Guv plugs the state’s vino

Dave McIntyre — Tue, 01 May 2012 04:31:48 +0000

At last weekend’s DrinkLocalWine.com conference in Denver, our annual writers’ dinner was held at the Governor’s Residence. The venue alone was testament to how much importance the state put on the conference and the opportunity to showcase its wines to … Continue reading →

DrinkLocalWine.com 2012 – and the winners are …

Dave McIntyre — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 07:51:03 +0000

DrinkLocalWine.com 2012 is over, it was a big success, and now it’s time for a recap. I can’t give you one today, because it’s past 1 am, I’m barely sentient, and the crowd in the Irish pub six floors below … Continue reading →

And DrinkLocalWine.com 2012 is underway

Dave McIntyre — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:42:58 +0000

DrinkLocalWine.com‘s fourth annual conference got underway today. A few bloggers, including Joe Roberts of 1WineDude.com, David White of Terroirist, David Falchek, Dezel Quillen, and “Chief Wino” Andrew Stover hopped into a puddle jumper for a heart-in-mouth flight over the Rockies … Continue reading →

Heading to Denver for DrinkLocalWine.com 2012

Dave McIntyre — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:54:50 +0000

I’m excited to be heading to Denver tomorrow to explore Colorado wine at DrinkLocalWine.com’s 2012 conference. But even if you can’t join us, you can be part of the excitement by entering our contest to win two Amtrak tickets from … Continue reading →

Is it rosé season yet?

Dave McIntyre — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:12:20 +0000

This wacky spring has had me salivating for rosė earlier than usual. Last Monday, on April 16, the high temperature was in the 80s, and I was taking a long walk in shirtsleeves. Today, we’ve finally had some rain and … Continue reading →