by Richard Leahy | Sep 2, 2020 | News/Announcements, Virginia Wine
Wine author Richard Leahy today presented Virginia Secretary of Agriculture Bettina Ring with a copy of the new third edition (2020) of Beyond Jefferson’s Vines, his definitive book on Virginia wine, first published in 2012 by Sterling. “I’m proud to present a copy of...
by Richard Leahy | Aug 31, 2020 | Regions & Terroir, Tastings/Evaluations, Virginia Wine
I’ve not yet visited Hiddencroft Vineyards, one of Loudoun County’s northernmost wineries, but I’ve enjoyed their Petit Verdot twice now, in very different styles. The 2008 was a cool vintage style, but that doesn’t mean the wine was light or...
by Richard Leahy | Aug 30, 2020 | News/Announcements, Tastings/Evaluations, Virginia Wine, Winery Review
Rock Roadhouse Winery, a k a Ch. Donze Vineyards, is Bath County’s first licensed winery, and produces only natural wine. They will hold their Grand Opening next weekend, September 3-7th, and are located at 125 Chateau Donze Ln., Hot Springs, VA 24445. The name...
by Richard Leahy | Aug 25, 2020 | Regions & Terroir, Tastings/Evaluations, Virginia Wine, Winery Review, Winery Visits
On August 1st I signed copies of my new third edition of Beyond Jefferson’s Vines (the definitive book on Virginia wine) at Breaux Vineyards in northern Loudoun County, so I stayed for a couple of nights and visited a half-dozen other wineries, some of which...
by Richard Leahy | Aug 22, 2020 | Tastings/Evaluations, Varietals, Virginia Wine
Part of the natural wine movement is seeing wines labeled as “unsulfited”. Why doesn’t everyone do this? Because potassium metabisulfite, when added to wine, reacts with oxygen and binds it to sulfur molecules to create SO2, which helps preserve the...
