by Richard Leahy | Jun 27, 2021 | News/Announcements
[from a Monticello Wine Trail press release] Charlottesville, VA – The Monticello Wine Trail (MWT) has elected Winemaker Stephen Barnard to serve as president of the association beginning July 1 for the 2021-2022 board cycle. Current President George Hodson commented,...
by Richard Leahy | Apr 13, 2021 | News/Announcements, Virginia Wine
Ankida Ridge Vineyard, Amherst County It’s April 13th, the birthday of Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson is most famous as the author of the Declaration of Independence, which gave a moral justification for American independence, inspiring others sucIt’s April...
by Richard Leahy | Mar 15, 2021 | News/Announcements, Virginia Wine
Frank Morgan, Virginia wine blogger, invites you to join us for the 2nd annual ‘Open That Bottle of Virginia Wine’ day on Saturday, March 27. “The purpose of this day is bring awareness to Virginia wines, wineries and winemakers (and ciders, too).”...
by Richard Leahy | Mar 9, 2021 | Competitions, News/Announcements, Virginia Wine
Due to the pandemic, the Governor’s Cup gala was replaced by a Facebook reveal of the Governor’s Case (top twelve wines by score) the highest scoring of those wines, the 2021 Governor’s Cup. This year, a record 544 wines produced an impressive 96...
by Richard Leahy | Mar 9, 2021 | News/Announcements, Virginia Wine
Sadly, I report that just past midnight GMT, Steven Spurrier passed away his home at age eighty, surrounded by his family. Spurrier, a leading British wine writer, was most famous for engineering the 1976 “Judgment of Paris” blind tasting in which top Napa Valley...
by Richard Leahy | Mar 8, 2021 | News/Announcements, Uncategorized, Virginia Wine
The twelve top-scoring wines from the 2021 Virginia Wine Governor’s Cup will be revealed via Facebook tomorrow night, Tuesday March 9th, at 7:45 p.m. The event begins at 7:00 p.m. Normally the Governor’s Case is announced at a gala tasting event for the...
