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Cave Ridge Petit Verdot 2017 Wins 2nd Shenandoah Cup
Harrisonburg, November 23, 2020: The Shenandoah Valley Wine Trail, comprised of wineries in the Shenandoah Valley American Viticultural Area, presented the second Shenandoah Cup trophy to the top-rated wine submitted in its competition at a Virtual Gala on November...
Thanksgiving Wine Recommendations 2020
It's time for my annual Thanksgiving wine recommendations. As a locavore and also as an historian, I promote drinking locally, especially since Thanksgiving is an East Coast tradition (first celebrated at Berkley Hundred on the James River in Virginia, on Dec. 4,...
Winery Visit: Muse Vineyards, Woodstock, VA
11/22/20: Yesterday I was autographing copies of my third edition of Beyond Jefferson's Vines at Muse Vineyards near Woodstock in the Shenandoah Valley. They are a small, dry vinifera varieties-focused winery with consistently high quality across the product line and...
Book Signing with “Beyond Jefferson’s Vines” new 3rd edition at Muse Vineyards, with Thanksgiving Wine Selections, Sat. 11/21, 2-4 pm
On Saturday Nov. 21, five days before Thanksgiving, author Richard Leahy will sign copies of his current, third edition of Beyond Jefferson's Vines, the complete guide to Virginia wine in the first 400 years, at Muse Vineyards just east of Woodstock, from 2-4 pm. The...
Join Richard Thursday 11/12 at 7pm on FB as he moderates “Vignerons Driving Tractors Getting Wine” interviewing Julien Durantie of DuCard and Stephen Barnard of Keswick Vineyards
Vignerons Driving Tractors Getting Wine - a unique event - wine tasting and conversation. Stephen Barnard (Keswick) and Julien Durantie (DuCard), two top local winemakers, will share some wines,, chat about all things vine and wine, riff on our Virginia experience,...
DuCard Vineyards Celebrates 10 Years, Releases 2 Commemorative Wines
DuCard Vineyards near Etlan in northern Madison County is celebrating ten years of being open to the public, and 20 as an operating vineyard. An anniversary party was held last Saturday October 3rd at the winery. As part of the festivities, DuCard has released a pair...