by Richard Leahy | Nov 6, 2018 | News/Announcements, Virginia Wine
Michael Shaps of Michael Shaps Wineworks announced on November 6th, 2018 the purchase of Shenandoah Vineyards, the second oldest active winery in Virginia. Shenandoah Vineyards was founded in 1976 by Jim and Emma Randel, two visionaries who recognized the...
by Richard Leahy | Nov 3, 2018 | Regions & Terroir, Tastings/Evaluations, Winery Visits
Regular readers may remember I did a marathon tasting tour of the Finger Lakes of New York last June. Since the region has about 200 wineries, I couldn’t get to each one. In mid-October, I returned and visited places I had missed on the previous trip, and I’m pleased...
by Richard Leahy | Oct 28, 2018 | Tastings/Evaluations, Virginia Wine, Winery Visits
To me, it doesn’t feel like Virginia Wine Month without closing it out at Barboursville Vineyards, where today they hosted their semi-annual Vertical Tasting. For $40, you get to taste four flights of a single wine going back several years, or decades. It’s highly...
by Richard Leahy | Oct 25, 2018 | Events, News/Announcements, Virginia Wine
Meet Richard for a Book Signing and Wine Tasting Celebrate October Virginia Wine Month: wine author Richard Leahy will give a 10 minute presentation on “Virginia Wine Today”, followed by autographing copies of his benchmark book on Virginia wine, Beyond...
by Richard Leahy | Oct 9, 2018 | News/Announcements, Regions & Terroir
The scenic Finger Lakes region of central upstate New York was voted “Best Wine Region” by USA Today “10 Best Reader’s Choice Awards” for 2018. The region competed for reader approval with nine other U.S. wine regions over 28 days....
