by Richard Leahy | Jan 12, 2025 | Virginia Wine
Gray Ghost Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2014: a wine for a winter’s night I’ve been ransacking my cellar for weeks now, trying to get the biggest, gutsiest red wines I can find, going through Spanish, Rhone, and California Zinfandels. In Virginia...
by Richard Leahy | Jan 3, 2025 | Regions & Terroir, Tastings/Evaluations, Virginia Wine, XXVirginia Wine
**+ Stinson Vineyards Mourvedre 2023:Â Winemaker Rachel Stinson used a lot of whole cluster fruit (stem inclusion) in this fermentation, resulting in a lighter, fruitier varietal style, that still has a smokiness to it. Palate: fine acidity, lightly fruity, a late...
by Richard Leahy | Nov 22, 2024 | Tastings/Evaluations
I like to post my annual Thanksgiving wine recommendations in the prior week, so people have time to read them and then shop for them. As a locavore and also as a historian, I promote drinking locally, especially since Thanksgiving is an East Coast American tradition....
by Richard Leahy | Nov 10, 2024 | Virginia Wine
The Shenandoah Valley Wine Trail, comprised of wineries in the Shenandoah Valley American Viticultural Area (AVA), the oldest and largest in the state, presented the Sixth Shenandoah Cup trophy to the top-rated wine submitted in its competition at a Celebration held...
by Richard Leahy | Oct 7, 2024 | Virginia Wine
The Virginia Wine Marketing Office has declared October “Virginia Wine Month”, and across the Commonwealth wineries are celebrating with special events in addition to their regular hours. For more details, visit...
