by Richard Leahy | Aug 22, 2017 | Tastings/Evaluations, Virginia Wine, Winery Review
It’s been awhile since I tasted the current releases of Pippin Hill Vineyard, which has in the meantime become a partner in Michael Shaps Wineworks (who has always made the wines for the vineyard nearby at their Carter’s Bridge facility). The quality and...
by Richard Leahy | Aug 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
The hot ticket these days in the Finger Lakes region of New York is what’s happening with red wines, now that sparkling, riesling and charonnay have all been well-established as classics for some time. Two years ago I visited southeast Seneca Lake (the...
by Richard Leahy | Jul 20, 2017 | Tastings/Evaluations, Varietals
Boy, has it been hot as perdition this last week, with no relief in sight, here in the Mid-Atlantic. I didn’t want to cook or otherwise heat up the place tonight, so I bought some fresh Chesapeake oysters and fixed an appropriate salad (mostly red leaf lettuce,...
by Richard Leahy | Jun 22, 2017 | Tastings/Evaluations, Virginia Wine
Casanel Vineyards and Winery is in the heart of the Loudoun County wine region and the Middleburg AVA, but is nicely tucked away off the beaten path, which is a relief after driving south through winery traffic and past wineries throwing festivals where they stand on...
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 | Jun 2, 2017 | Tastings/Evaluations, Winery Review
Wine in Keg | Blenheim Vineyards Wine as we know it is going through a transformation, in packaging as much as in content. Due to the weight, carbon footprint and transportation costs, many wineries are investing in alternative packaging, from PET plastic to Tetrapak...
