by Richard Leahy | Nov 24, 2020 | News/Announcements, Regions & Terroir, Virginia Wine
Harrisonburg, November 23, 2020: The Shenandoah Valley Wine Trail, comprised of wineries in the Shenandoah Valley American Viticultural Area, presented the second Shenandoah Cup trophy to the top-rated wine submitted in its competition at a Virtual Gala on November...
by Richard Leahy | Nov 22, 2020 | Regions & Terroir, Tastings/Evaluations
It’s time for my annual Thanksgiving wine recommendations. As a locavore and also as an historian, I promote drinking locally, especially since Thanksgiving is an East Coast tradition (first celebrated at Berkley Hundred on the James River in Virginia, on Dec....
by Richard Leahy | Nov 22, 2020 | Tastings/Evaluations, Winery Review
11/22/20: Yesterday I was autographing copies of my third edition of Beyond Jefferson’s Vines at Muse Vineyards near Woodstock in the Shenandoah Valley. They are a small, dry vinifera varieties-focused winery with consistently high quality across the product...
by Richard Leahy | Nov 13, 2020 | Events, News/Announcements, Winery Visits
On Saturday Nov. 21, five days before Thanksgiving, author Richard Leahy will sign copies of his current, third edition of Beyond Jefferson’s Vines, the complete guide to Virginia wine in the first 400 years, at Muse Vineyards just east of Woodstock, from 2-4...
by Richard Leahy | Nov 12, 2020 | Events, News/Announcements
Vignerons Driving Tractors Getting Wine – a unique event – wine tasting and conversation. Stephen Barnard (Keswick) and Julien Durantie (DuCard), two top local winemakers, will share some wines,, chat about all things vine and wine, riff on our Virginia...
