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Tag Archives: Monticello

Petit Verdot Rising

January 3, 2018

This post expands on an article I wrote — ‘Petit Verdot Comes of Age in the Piedmont’ — published in …

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The Commonwealth Collective — Bringing Virginian Wine to the Southern Food Citadels of the Southeast

August 24, 2017

Growing up in the Tidewater region of coastal Virginia — considered the northern border of the South — grits, greens, …

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Jake Busching Wines — Sweat Equity, Dirt, Legacy — The Culmination of 20 Years of Winegrowing in Virginia

February 2, 2017

Twenty years ago, Jake Busching left the beef farm he grew up on in Minnesota and moved east to Virginia. …

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A Look at 2016 and Thoughts on Virginia Wine in 2017

January 2, 2017

2016.  What a year! Prince. David Bowie. Leonard Cohen. Maurice White. George Michael. Muhammad Ali, Pat Summitt, Gordie Howe and …

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Fiano, Vine of the Bees — Another Virginia First from Barboursville Vineyards

July 2, 2016

A few weeks ago I reported on a cool new chapter in Virginia’s wine story with the release of the …

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Exploring Virginia’s Viticulture History — Post-Jefferson, Pre-Furnace, Zonin, and Rausse : Monticello Wine Company (1873 – 1916), (2013 – Present)

September 11, 2014

‘The cultivation of the grape has assumed considerable importance in Virginia within the last few years, the fresh fruit being …

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Coming to an Interstate Near You…

April 19, 2012

Coming to an Interstate Near You…  New Road Signs Promoting Virginia Wine Today I had the pleasure of participating in …

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  • 30 Days of Thomas Jefferson on Wine – Day 30
  • Consider (or, Reconsider) American Merlot
  • Dispatches from Nahe, Germany
  • Is Virginia Wine Overpriced?
  • Merroir-Terroir on Virginia’s Eastern Shore
  • Montsant (Spain) Rising — A Young Appellation With A Deep History
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  • Place Matters — Revisiting Ankida Ridge, Virginia’s Newest Vineyard
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  • What Does BRUT Mean?

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