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Blind Tasting Report: Red Virginia Wines from 2019
This is part two (red wines) for my blind tasting report on the very good 2019 vintage now being bottled and sent to market. Whites, rosés and light to medium-bodied reds like Cabernet Franc and some Meritage blends have been bottled and will be released soon. This...
Blind Tasting Report: 2019 Virginia White Wines
There’s good news on the Virginia wine scene: the very good (some would say “great”) 2019 vintage is coming on the market. Whites, rosés and light reds like Cabernet Franc have been bottled and will be released soon. This is good news because the 2018 vintage was a...
Top Wines Announced in 2020 Maryland Governor’s Cup Competition
The 2020 Maryland Governor's Cup, delayed until February due to covid-19, has announced the top winners in the competition. Boordy Vineyards has won the state Governor's Cup for its 2015 Landmark Reserve, while Port of Leonardtown Winery won the Jack Aellen Cup for...
VPM/PBS’s Third Season of “Un-Wine’d” on VA Wine and Food Launched
"Un-Wine'd", a Virgina Public Media/PBS show about Virginia food and wine, produced by Shari Pennington of VPM and hosted by Tassie Pippert of James Madison University, kicked off its third season on Friday, with an episode featuring this writer, Richard Leahy (author...
Join a Virtual Happy Hour Friday 1/22 at 6pm with Richard Leahy and Tassie Pippert on the 3rd Season of “Un-Wine’d” on VPM/PBS About Virginia Wine
January starts the third season of Tassie Pippert's television show about Virginia wine, "Un-Wine'd", on Virginia Public Media/PBS. You're invited to join a Zoom "Happy Hour" where Tassie and I will chat about Virginia wine, at 6pm Friday Jan. 22nd; there will be up...
My Favorite Wines Tasted in 2020
If you're reading this, you're probably as relieved as I am that we're in a new year. What a great year 2020 was (to focus on fine food and wine, music, or anything else than covid and politics), although there is hope now on those two fronts for the new year. I have...