Celebrating National Albariño Day with Blenheim Vineyards
Someone, somewhere designated today, August 1, National Albariño Day, to celebrate and bring attention to the aromatic white grape best …
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Place Matters — Revisiting Ankida Ridge, Virginia’s Newest Vineyard
About forty miles south on U.S. Route 29 from Charlottesville, a right turn on State Route 56 and then twenty-two …
2016 Virginia Rosé Report (Part I)
Sweltering heat. Intense humidity. Dragonfly-sized mosquitos. Beach vacation. Tides baseball games. Copious rosé consumption. Typical summers in Virginia. Because …
The Barns at Hamilton Station Vineyards Takes Top Honors at 2017 Virginia Governor’s Cup Wine Competition
The Barns at Hamilton Station Vineyards, wines from the 2014 vintage, and Petit Verdot from across Virginia Shine at the …
Jake Busching Wines — Sweat Equity, Dirt, Legacy — The Culmination of 20 Years of Winegrowing in Virginia
Twenty years ago, Jake Busching left the beef farm he grew up on in Minnesota and moved east to Virginia. …
Revisiting Dry Creek Valley with Pedroncelli Wines
I found wine in late 2005, while working on a long-term work project in Northern California. At the time I …
A Look at 2016 and Thoughts on Virginia Wine in 2017
2016. What a year! Prince. David Bowie. Leonard Cohen. Maurice White. George Michael. Muhammad Ali, Pat Summitt, Gordie Howe and …
