Wine Columnist for The Washington Post and blogger. Follow my articles at https://xitter.cf/t.co/tk2P1t0rXW

Silver Spring, MD
Joined March 2009
My 5th annual selection of 12 “Greatest Values” of the year, all under $20. #wine
Let's look back at some of @dmwine's top (and most affordable) picks of the year. wapo.st/3JgCZ6C
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#Wine Builds Community Across Political Divides. A recent brief encounter with a reader provided a lasting reminder of wine's power to bring people together. open.substack.com/pub/dmwine…
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Barboursville Vineyards has new ownership, but the message is continuity for Virginia #wine. dmwineline.substack.com/p/vi…
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Virginia's Most Prominent Winery Sold open.substack.com/pub/dmwine…
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You think your #wine cellar's special? Try aging your wines in a geological wonder. A Cave-Aged Novelty Delights open.substack.com/pub/dmwine…
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If you think environmental claims on #wine labels are "greenwashing," then you don’t know DIRT. open.substack.com/pub/dmwine…
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This may be a controversial stance, as oenogeeks are almost all champagne lovers, but many U.S. bubblies are absolutely top notch! #wine open.substack.com/pub/dmwine…
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Everybody seems to be writing about Portugal these days. And drunk raccoons. #wine On the WineLine, 8 December 2025 open.substack.com/pub/dmwine…
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Uh-oh, I thought. I mentioned the wrong Rothschild! She thought I had mixed up Mouton and Lafite, the ultimate impostor mistake. That Time I Stood Up Baroness Philippine de Rothschild open.substack.com/pub/dmwine…
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Thirty years already? Time flies when you're writing about #wine. A writing career spanning three decades open.substack.com/pub/dmwine…
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You can close your eyes and point at a wine list in Portugal, and you’ll find a gem. Letter from Porto open.substack.com/pub/dmwine…
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Congratulations to Windridge Vineyards for winning the 2025 Maryland Governor's Cup! And to The Crossvines for winning the Jack Aellen Cup for best fruit wine, cider or mead. open.substack.com/pub/dmwine…
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Mimi Casteel would like a conversation about the regenerative revolution she helped launch. open.substack.com/pub/dmwine…
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A very moving thread.
Hey MAGA. You laugh because you think you're safe from all of this racism, and death, and destruction. But you're wrong. Trump will come for you too. It's both predictable and inevitable. Know how I know? Because I currently live in Normandy, not far from the D-Day beaches. 1/x
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So much wine writing these days seems to be about, well, wine writing. I’m all for navel gazing, but I’d rather look at mine, not yours. That said, there are some newsworthy articles this week. open.substack.com/pub/dmwine…
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Looking for delicious, affordable unoaked chardonnay? Petit Chablis is your answer #wine #winelover There’s Nothing Small About Petit Chablis open.substack.com/pub/dmwine…
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Olivier Krug doesn't want to talk tariffs open.substack.com/pub/dmwine…
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A refreshingly positive look at the challenges facing wine today. A clear-headed discussion of the latest existential dread from the natty wine world. Small wineries in Michigan win big in court. All in this week’s “On the WineLine." open.substack.com/pub/dmwine…
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