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Wine of the Week: Keswick Vineyards Signature Reserve Cabernet Franc 2017
Winemaker Stephen Barnard of Keswick Vineyards has earned a reputation for making some of the best Cabernet Franc wines in Virginia. In the 2016 Governor's Cup Competition, two labels of Keswick Cabernet Franc were awarded gold medals--the 2013 Signature Series...
A Tale of Two (Older) Rieslings
For this early September Wine of the Week, I actually present two wines, both Rieslings, and both over a decade old. The dry version is Fox Run's Reserve Riesling 2008 (Seneca Lake, New York AVA). Winemaker Peter Bell only makes a reserve in great vintages for...
What I Tasted on My Summer Vacation Part 3: Wines of the Lake Michigan Shore AVA
I enjoyed a pre-Labor Day vacation in St. Joseph on the east shore of Lake Michigan last year, so I decided to repeat the experience this year. Millicent Huminsky of the Southwest Michigan Tourism Council helpfully worked to set up winery visits in the Lake Michigan...
What I Tasted on My Summer Vacation, part 2: European Colleagues on Keuka Lake (NY)
The roots of fine (vinifera) winegrowing in the Finger Lakes come from two Europeans, Dr. Konstantin Frank, a Ukrainian of German descent, and Charles Fournier, a French sparkling winemaker, who demonstrated that cool climate vinifera grapes would grow along the...
Richard Gives Virginia Wine Seminar at annual Society of Wine Educators Conference
The annual Society of Wine Educators conference draws attendees from around the country and speakers from around the world. The program for the 43rd conference was both educational and widely diverse, and seminars included wine regions as far-flung as Uruguay,...
What I Tasted On My Summer Vacation, Part I: Seneca Lake, NY
I recently made my annual summer trip to the Finger Lakes of New York, where I caught up on old favorite wineries, a few new wineries, and a few new releases from the 2018 vintage. I also enjoyed the 30-year old Grass Roots music festival in Trumansburg on west Cayuga...