Celebrate Virginia Oyster Month with These Local Wine and Brine Pairings
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
Growing up in the Tidewater region of coastal Virginia — considered the northern border of the South — grits, greens, …
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 …
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 …
Virginia Viognier Rebounds in 2015
In 1989, Dennis Horton, winemaker and founder of Horton Winery in Gordonsville, north of Charlottesville, planted the first Viognier vines …
Fiano, Vine of the Bees — Another Virginia First from Barboursville Vineyards
A few weeks ago I reported on a cool new chapter in Virginia’s wine story with the release of the …
A Cool New Chapter in the Virginia Wine Story — Early Mountain Vineyards’ Pét-Nat
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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