Exploring the Nahe – Dinner with Helmut Dönnhoff

April 22, 2019

[This is the second article in a series covering the winemakers, wines and geological diversity discovered during my trip to …

The 2019 Virginia Governor’s Cup — Petit Manseng and the Legacy of Dennis Horton

February 26, 2019

At an emotional ceremony this evening at the historic Main Street Station in Richmond, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam presented the …

December 30, 2018

‘First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you.’ ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald …

December 2, 2018

[In my latest column for The Virginian-Pilot online/VA Growler Magazine (print and online versions), I share several of my favorite …

October 9, 2018

This month marks the 30th year of Virginia Wine Month—the oldest wine month in the U.S.—the annual month-long celebration of …

August 27, 2018

Rain. Humidity. Rain. Humidity. More rain, winemaker moves, and a commemorative wine among the many happenings in the Virginia wine …

June 20, 2018

Dennis Horton, founder of Horton Vineyards, died yesterday, June 19, 2018, at his home in Madison County, Virginia. Dennis was …