by Richard Leahy | Jan 16, 2018 | Regions & Terroir, Tastings/Evaluations, Uncategorized, Winery Visits
SE Arizone Wine Country Part 2: Wines of Sonoita Jay and I had an action-packed day of curated winery visits the next day around Sonoita. We began at 9:30 a.m. At Dos Cabezas Vineyards. Winemaker Todd Bostock worked quickly, taking us through the line-up of current...
by Richard Leahy | Jan 13, 2018 | Regions & Terroir, Tastings/Evaluations, Winery Visits
In an attempt to escape the gray post-New Years’s blues, I recently flew to Tucson, AZ to evaluate the wines of the southeastern part of the state between Willcox and Sonoita. These towns both have their own regional AVAs or American Viticultural Areas, and 75%...
by Richard Leahy | Nov 16, 2017 | Conferences & Meetings, Fruit Wines, Regions & Terroir, Tastings/Evaluations
November 2-4th saw the 50th conference of the American Wine Society in Kalahari Resort of the Poconos, PA. Seminar highlights for me included: Annette Schiller’s presentations on Alsace and Burgundy, accompanied by brilliant wines, as well as Paul Wagner’s fascinating...
by Richard Leahy | Jun 14, 2017 | Regions & Terroir, Tastings/Evaluations, Varietals, Winery Visits
TasteCamp, an annual “wine camp” event organized by Long Island-based wine writer Lenn Thompson of The Cork Report, is open to the wine media who pay to attend a long weekend in the wine country of a specific region. The eight years old TasteCamp brought...
by Richard Leahy | Apr 19, 2017 | Regions & Terroir, Virginia Wine, Winery Visits
I was driving to the Homestead in early April when I saw end posts behind a brick wall which sure looked like evidence of a vineyard. On the way back, I turned and drove up the driveway for a closer look. I came upon what looked like (and turned out to be) a research...
by Richard Leahy | Mar 3, 2017 | Competitions, News/Announcements, Regions & Terroir
The first Best of New England Wine Competition took place on March 1st. Dozens of entries from all six New England states resulted in 63 medals; four Double Gold, five Gold, 31 Silver and 20 Bronze medals. The competition took place in Charlottesville, VA to ensure...
