by Richard Leahy | Aug 27, 2018 | Regions & Terroir, Tastings/Evaluations, Winery Visits
I spent a few days in southwest Michigan this week in the town of St. Joseph/Benton Harbor. St. Joseph is at the edge of a deepwater port on Lake Michigan, at the southern end of what is described as the “Midwestern Riviera”. The town, with its rectangle...
by Richard Leahy | Aug 16, 2018 | Competitions, News/Announcements
The 33rd New York Wine Classic named Dr. Frank Winery both “Winery of the Year”, and producer of the “Best Red Wine” of the 2018 competition, for its 2016 Blaufrankisch (a k a lemberger). This is the third time Dr. Frank Winery has been...
by Richard Leahy | Aug 16, 2018 | Competitions, Virginia Wine
The Atlantic Seaboard Wine Association (ASWA) held its 14th annual wine competition August 4 and 5 at the Marriott Tysons Corner, VA. ASWA’s Wine Competition is the largest in the nation focused exclusively on East Coast wines. A panel of nineteen judges scored 483...
by Richard Leahy | Aug 13, 2018 | Cider, Competitions, Fruit Wines, News/Announcements, Tastings/Evaluations, Uncategorized
Charlottesville, VA–The third annual “Drink Outside the Grape” competition took place in Charlottesville, VA on August 8, resulting in 83 medals for fruit wines, meads, ciders and fruit brandies; 21 golds, 33 silvers and 27 bronze medals in addition...
by Richard Leahy | Jul 16, 2018 | Regions & Terroir, Tastings/Evaluations, Winery Review, Winery Visits
Hammondsport, the town in Steuben County on the southern edge of Keuka Lake, has a long-standing wine history. Gold Seal Vineyards (while it was still in business) proudly held the status “U.S. bonded winery #1” and posted this on the side of one of its buildings,...
