Paul Gregutt writes: “The 1990s were a tough decade for me, which included the death of my first wife, the dissolution of my second marriage, and the failure of my digital design company EPG Multimedia. Oh, and some financial disasters along the way, plus turning the corner on my first half-century. I improbably pivoted to full-time wine writing, about as secure an occupation as being a full-time musician. During the past 23 years as a freelance writer/reviewer, I have authored and contributed to numerous books (including two editions of my best-selling University of California Press Washington Wines & Wineries: The Essential Guide), published thousands of wine columns and tens of thousands of wine reviews. I was published in every major English-language wine magazine, frequently cited as the world’s leading authority on the wines of the Pacific Northwest, and anchored my work with a contributing editor position at Wine Enthusiast. I left the magazine early in 2022 and now write exclusively for my own website www.paulgwine.com. New material is published weekly with a specific focus on the wines of Walla Walla, the Willamette Valley, and the Pacific Northwest wine community. To fill in the rest of my idle hours, I write, sing, play lead and rhythm guitar, and perform regularly around Walla Walla with the DavePaul5.”
