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Interpreting the Great 2019 Vintage Through the Red Wines of DuCard
Twice in 2021 I wrote with enthusiasm about the new Virginia red wines of what has emerged to be a great 2019 vintage, for me the best since 2001. Recently I had the opportunity to view the 2019 vintage through the lens of the dry red wines of DuCard Vineyards,...
Wine of the Week: Upper Shirley Tannat 2015
This is probably the most elegant, Meritage-style varietal Tannat from anywhere that I've had. It won a gold medal in the 2018 Governor's Cup and a silver in the 2017 event. Post-fermentation, the wine underwent extended maceration (on the skins) for 17 months, half...
Read Richard’s Article on “Pairing Virginia Wine and Oysters” in Wine & Country online
Richard Leahy (this author) is now contributing to Wine & Country Life, a glossy quarterly magazine produced by Ivy Publishing. You can read his article on "Pairing Wine with Virginia Oysters" online at https://wineandcountrylife.com/wine-oyster-pairing-tips/....
Virtual Tasting with Emily Pelton of Veritas and Tassie Pippert of VPM today at 6:30
On Friday January 21st, at 6:30 p.m., join Virgina Public Media's Tassie Pippert, host of the Virginia wine and cooking show "Un-Wine'd", as she interviews Veritas Vineyards' winemaker Emily Pelton on Facebook. The two wines featured will be the Veritas Sauvignon...
Early Mountain Vineyard Tasting Contrasts the 2020 and 2021 Vintages
Last year, reflecting on widespread frost damage which left some vineyards with no crop, as well as a very hot summer sapping the acidity from the grapes followed by autumn rains, I thought that the best that could be said of the 2020 vintage was that at least it...
Wine of the Week: Glen Manor Hodder Hill (Meritage-style blend) 2009
This estate blend won the Governor's Cup in 2012. It is a Left Bank-style blend dominated by 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, and six percent each Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Proprietor and vigneron Jeff White apprenticed under Jim Law of Linden Vineyards, a...