Dave McIntyre (@dmwine): "That initial Drink Local Wine conference in August 2009 was also my first real introduction to Texas wine (beyond McPherson, which had made it to the DC market). And I remember meeting Jessica Dupuy, who was in the early stages of what has become a remarkable career in wine, foo…"

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That initial Drink Local Wine conference in August 2009 was also my first real introduction to Texas wine (beyond McPherson, which had made it to the DC market). And I remember meeting Jessica Dupuy, who was in the early stages of what has become a remarkable career in wine, food and travel writing. I’m looking forward to her new book due out in late April, “Italianity.”

I got my start in wine writing covering Texas wine. It began simply enough. An assignment from Pat Sharpe at Texas Monthly: Is Texas wine good? Is it worth covering? Around the same time, I attended the Drink Local Wine Conference, organized by wine writers like Jeff Siegel and Dave McIntyre. I had been invited by fellow organizer Denise Clarke, a longtime Texas wine publicist and advocate, and a dear friend. It was the first moment Texas wine felt like more than a question. It felt like a story beginning to take shape.

Jessica Dupuy

Mar 27

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