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Tag Archives: Virginia Wine Month

Ten Facts Virginians May Not Know About Virginia Wine

October 6, 2013

I recently started writing a regular wine column for WHRO, the local Public Broadcasting Station here in southeastern, VA.  I do …

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Hyperdecanting (sacrilege wine behavior), VA Wine Month and the $625 cookbook

October 6, 2011

Hyperdecanting as sacrilege wine behavior, Virginia Wine Month, and the $625 cookbook Since 1988, October has been recognized as ‘Virginia …

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The Case Against Screw Tops

November 3, 2010

There are many polarizing topics in the wine industry – the three-tier distribution system, indigenous vs. designer yeasts, new vs. …

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GSM in Virginia – Really?!

October 27, 2010

Virginia GSM… Really!(?) In continuing with the Virginia winemaker interview series, today we hear from Jordan Harris, winemaker and General …

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California Bloggers and Virginia Wine

October 24, 2010

‘Introduction to Virginia Wine’ Tasting – Sonoma, CA One of the few upsides of chronic travel is a vault of …

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Celebrating Regional Wine Week

October 15, 2010

Celebrating Regional Wine Week and Virginia Wine Month For one week each October, bloggers and print journalists throughout the US …

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Virginia’s Top Hybrid?

October 13, 2010

As a follow up to Saturday’s post on Virginia’s top vinifera, it seems appropriate to post a list of Virginia’s …

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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

  • Virginia Wine 2021 — Opportunities and Headwinds
  • Let’s Talk About Virginia Cab Franc…
  • 2020 Shenandoah Valley Wine Competition — Varietal Diversity Shines. Congratulations Cave Ridge Vineyards Team
  • In Defense of Facts, Virginia’s Grape Farmers and the Virginia Wine Brand — An Open Letter to Drew Wilder, Julie Carey, NBC 4 Northern Virginia Bureau
  • Virtual Virginia Wine Chat Returns for October Virginia Wine Month
  • Guest Post: Analysis — Virginia Wine Trends as Seen Through the State Fair and Governor’s Cup Wine Competitions, 2007-2019
  • Virginia Wine 2020 — The Year of Resiliency… and Silence?
  • Virginia’s Loss is the Finger Lakes’s Gain — Jordan Harris Heads North
  • Virginia Wine and Cider Industry — We Are With You!
  • Phase One: Safe at Home — Virginia Wine Country is Reopening… Slowly.

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