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Enough with the Reputation Tapping and Marketing Silliness — Virginia is Virginia!

July 6, 2014

It happened again. The third time in as many months. A well intentioned, yet misinformed tasting room staff member compared …

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Not So Kid Friendly Wineries, Pink Boa Wearing Bachelorettes, and the Mermaid Winery High Chair Kerfuffle

November 9, 2012

Not So Kid Friendly Wineries, Pink Boa Wearing Bachelorettes, and the Mermaid Winery High Chair Kerfuffle Finally.  It’s done.  The …

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2012 — A Little Frost and Hail and Hot, Hot, Hot, but Too Early To Call

July 9, 2012

2012 — A Little Frost and Hail and Hot, Hot, Hot, but Too Early To Call For those that have …

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View from the Punt – Perspectives on TasteCamp from the Other Side of the Bottle – Part I

May 8, 2012

View from the Punt – Perspectives on TasteCamp from the Other Side of the Bottle, and a few Lessons Learned …

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WBW75 — Singles Night with Tranquility from Virginia

March 21, 2012

Wine Blogging Wednesday 75 — Singles Night with Tranquility from Virginia Today marks the 75th monthly installment (that’s like um …

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The Use of Out-of-State Grapes in Virginia Wine

October 29, 2011

Aside from the The Atlantic magazine, the occasional dividend check, and the weekly NYT Book Review, rarely do I look …

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Three2One – Three Winemakers, Two Grapes and One Vineyard

June 5, 2011

Three2One Tranquility Release Party While in Loudoun County this weekend for the Virginia Wine Country 1/2 Marathon, I had the …

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Past Posts – Since 2008

Sunday Morning Reading

  • 30 Days of Thomas Jefferson on Wine – Day 17
  • 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
  • Petit Verdot Rising
  • Place Matters — Revisiting Ankida Ridge, Virginia’s Newest Vineyard
  • Viognier – Virginia's Signature Grape
  • What Does BRUT Mean?

Recent Posts

  • AI, ChatGPT and Virginia Wine — The Beginning of the Beginning?
  • Holiday Wine Recommendations from Local Wine Pros (my latest column for The Virginian-Pilot)
  • Virginia Wine Month — A Few Wines to Consider
  • A First Taste of the First Wine of Virginia — Cornus Virginicus I
  • Summer is a Great Time to Wine and Brine
  • 2nd Round of Open Virginia Wine Special Offers from Wineries
  • A Big Night for the Monticello Wine Trail — 2022 Monticello Cup Wine Competition Winner is…
  • #OpenVAWine Day – First Round of Local Wine Specials
  • Save The Date — 3rd Annual Open Virginia Wine Day, May 14
  • A record setting year for the Virginia Governor’s Cup — Congratulations Melanie Natoli and the Cana Vineyards Team

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