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...
by Richard Leahy | Nov 28, 2016 | Regions & Terroir, Tastings/Evaluations, Winery Visits
As the winter starts to close in around us… although temps on November 30th will be around 70F… we may turn our thoughts towards warm refuges around the Gulf or “California Dreamin”. This column is about the latter, since I enjoyed a fine afternoon in the...
by Richard Leahy | Sep 9, 2016 | Regions & Terroir, Tastings/Evaluations
Dr. Konstantin Frank Riesling Reserve 2001 Finger Lakes: This wine is an excellent argument for laying down top Finger Lakes rieslings for 15 years or more. This wine won a gold medal in its youth, but was lean and tight; a good sign for a long-distance runner. I’ve...
by Richard Leahy | Aug 31, 2016 | Regions & Terroir, Winery Visits
Recently I drove down the Blue Ridge Mountains to Highland, NC and from there, to two of the northernmost wineries in Georgia. On the way I stopped at Biltmore Palace (hey, it is what it is) outside Asheville, NC and tasted their (few) estate fruit wines. Biltmore...
