by Richard Leahy | Oct 3, 2018 | Cider, Events
Virginia Cider Week is November 9-18, and Virginia cideries will be featured at tasting events across the Commonwealth. Kevin Clay of Big Spoon Communications organized the second annual Virginia Cider media and trade tasting today (10/2) hosted by Buskey Cider in...
by Richard Leahy | May 1, 2018 | Competitions, Events, Virginia Wine
Twenty-two wineries from the Monticello Wine Trail (MWT) competed in the 2018 Monticello Cup Wine Competition, a friendly competition among wineries in the Monticello American Viticultural Area (AVA). This year’s competition was coordinated by the Virginia Wine &...
by Richard Leahy | Feb 1, 2018 | Events, Tastings/Evaluations
Steven Spurrier, celebrating the upcoming publishing of his memoirs, “My Life in Wine”, in collaboration with the newly-formed Wine and Spirits Academy of Virginia, presided at a wine dinner at Veritas Vineyards in Afton, VA on Jan.31st which featured a...
by Richard Leahy | Jan 28, 2018 | Events, Tastings/Evaluations
5 course wine-pairing dinner at Veritas Vineyards in Afton, as he shares his stories and a selection of wines that he has loved over his 50 years in the wine trade. The event is sponsored by the newly formed Virginia Wine Academy, which is authorized to teach the...
by Richard Leahy | Oct 7, 2017 | Events, Virginia Wine, Winery Visits
To kick off October Virginia Wine Month I accepted an invitation to attend the Powhatan Festival of the Grape southwest of Richmond, now in its 15th year. I had seen names of many wineries I hadn’t visited yet and was looking forward to tasting their wines. I haven’t...
by Richard Leahy | May 26, 2017 | Events, Virginia Wine
James Gabler Esq., author of Passions: the Wines and Travels of Thomas Jefferson, will give a talk at a wine pairing dinner at the Boar’s Head Inn on Friday, June 9th from 6-9 p.m. titled “Thomas Jefferson, America’s First Food and Wine...
