Uploaded April 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Dorothy J. Gaiter wrote the Wall Street Journal’s wine column, “Tastings,” from 1998 to 2010 with her husband, John Brecher. Dorothy grew up in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Tallahassee, Florida, ultimately earning her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in 1973. Her distinguished 30-year career includes stints as a reporter, editor, columnist and editorial writer at the Miami Herald and the New York Times, as well as at the Journal. Both Dorothy and John now write for GrapeCollective.com. Their creation—Open That Bottle Night—is now an annual event that has given pleasure and extraordinary meaning to hundreds of thousands of wine lovers worldwide.
We interviewed Dorothy Gaiter for WineSpeed in February 2020.
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The Wine Bible by Karen MacNeil. It's the best-selling wine book in the U.S. Buy it here! bit.ly/thewinebible
Dorothy J. Gaiter wrote the Wall Street Journal’s wine column, “Tastings,” from 1998 to 2010 with her husband, John Brecher. Dorothy grew up in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Tallahassee, Florida, ultimately earning her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in 1973. Her distinguished 30-year career includes stints as a reporter, editor, columnist and editorial writer at the Miami Herald and the New York Times, as well as at the Journal. Both Dorothy and John now write for GrapeCollective.com. Their creation—Open That Bottle Night—is now an annual event that has given pleasure and extraordinary meaning to hundreds of thousands of wine lovers worldwide.
We interviewed Dorothy Gaiter for WineSpeed in February 2020.
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Subscribe to the best free newsletter on wine, WineSpeed bit.ly/WineSpeedSubscribe
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Check out more about Karen MacNeil by visiting her website bit.ly/KarenMacNeil
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The Wine Bible by Karen MacNeil. It's the best-selling wine book in the U.S. Buy it here! bit.ly/thewinebible
