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Celebrate Virginia Oyster Month with These Local Wine and Brine Pairings

November 8, 2017

As much as any food, oysters can taste like where they’re from.  Water salinity, rain, types of algae, surrounding marsh, …

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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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The Barns at Hamilton Station Vineyards Takes Top Honors at 2017 Virginia Governor’s Cup Wine Competition

February 21, 2017

The Barns at Hamilton Station Vineyards, wines from the 2014 vintage, and Petit Verdot from across Virginia Shine at the …

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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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Virginia Viognier Rebounds in 2015

August 22, 2016

In 1989, Dennis Horton, winemaker and founder of Horton Winery in Gordonsville, north of Charlottesville, planted the first Viognier vines …

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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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A Cool New Chapter in the Virginia Wine Story — Early Mountain Vineyards’ Pét-Nat

May 15, 2016

On an unusually mild 70-degree day in March, our local wine group gathered at my home for a tasting of sparkling …

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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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