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Paul Gregutt

Paul Gregutt has been reviewing the wines and wineries of the Pacific Northwest since the mid-1980s. Career highlights include serving as the wine columnist for the Seattle Times (2002 – 2013) and Contributing Editor for Wine Enthusiast magazine (1998 – 2022). He lives with his wife Karen and his rescue dog Cookie in Waitsburg (pop. 1204), a Walla Walla County farm community. When not tasting and writing about wine he writes songs, plays guitar and sings in his band the DavePaul5 (davepaul5.com). Follow his writing here and at www.paulgregutt.substack.com.
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The Wines that make the Cut

The wines from smaller producers that don’t make the cut generally fail because when compared with comparable varietals or blends they just aren’t as good.
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Learning to Love Wine? Grenache Might be the one for You

It’s accessible, fruit-driven, well-balanced and generally drinks well young. When grown properly and well made it can be both complex and user-friendly, and is a great transition wine from the big reds of winter into the lighter, more forward springtime wines.
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Bum Rap: Is Pinot Noir not Age-worthy?

It’s quite possible to make the argument that a great Pinot can age as well or better than a great Cabernet. From start to finish Pinot Noir can offer more subtle, complex and varied aromatics than sturdier, more tannic reds.
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All About the Taste: Sorting out Washington AVAs

Washington state currently has 21 AVAs – legally certified American Viticultural Areas. I couldn’t name them all, and I’ve been paying attention.
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Tasting Wine: Sorting out Taste and Flavor and What you Like

I’m always curious to try to dig a little deeper into what specifically someone likes or dislikes, and it’s difficult (understandably) for most people to break down complex flavors and put them into words.
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Those “It Factor” Wines

Short bottles is a term my wife and I invented some years back, when it became clear that on certain occasions we had to enforce strict guidelines as to...
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How to Get More People into Drinking Wine? It Starts with Adventuring

For me the joy of wine discovery was driven by the same self-interest, and just as personal as any compelling hobby or avocation.
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What Is Elegance in Wine?

Wine writing, in particular, is a minefield of vague and poorly defined terms. Meander past the usual rundown of fruits and vegetables, obscure soil types and names of barrel makers, and you’re still not out of the woods.
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Letter from a Small Town: A Better way of Living. A Better way of Tasting Wine

Twenty years ago my wife and I made a small investment in a big change. Almost on a whim we purchased a rundown cottage in a wheat farming town...
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Earth-Friendly Viticulture: Meet Rule-Breaker Jessica Cortell

My own experience and firm belief in the value of earth-friendly viticulture (my term) means I need no persuasion that these great wines are easily traced back to great vineyard management.
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