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Tasting Notes on Ankida Ridge’s New Releases

by Richard Leahy | Jun 12, 2020 | Events, Tastings/Evaluations, Winery Review, Winery Visits

Ankida Ridge Vineyards, the “jewel of Amherst County” (my phrasing) has just released their new 2017 vintage Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, and 2016 Blanc de Blancs sparkling wine. The 2017 vintage was a fine one in Virginia, for both reds and whites. The...

Wine of the Week: Cunningham Creek Herd Dog Red (Cabernet Franc) 2017

by Richard Leahy | Feb 15, 2020 | Tastings/Evaluations, Virginia Wine, Winery Review

Cunningham Creek Winery, along with Thistle Gate Vineyard, both in Fluvanna County, are among the newest wineries in the Monticello AVA, since the re-drawing of the boundaries moved the eastern boundary from the Albemarle county line to follow the Rivanna River to...

Finger Lakes Tasting Tour #2: The Light, Lovely Wines of the 2017 Vintage

by Richard Leahy | Nov 12, 2018 | Regions & Terroir, Winery Review

Part 1: Keuka Lake As I explained in my previous blog post, these are notes on my second trip this year to the Finger Lakes of central New York. It gave me a chance to visit wineries I’d missed on my previous trip, and also to taste the early releases of the lovely,...

Finger Lakes Tasting Tour Summer 2018: Keuka Lake

by Richard Leahy | Jul 16, 2018 | Regions & Terroir, Tastings/Evaluations, Winery Review, Winery Visits

Hammondsport, the town in Steuben County on the southern edge of Keuka Lake, has a long-standing wine history. Gold Seal Vineyards (while it was still in business) proudly held the status “U.S. bonded winery #1” and posted this on the side of one of its buildings,...

Finger Lakes Tasting Tour 6/18: West Seneca Lake

by Richard Leahy | Jul 13, 2018 | Regions & Terroir, Tastings/Evaluations, Winery Review, Winery Visits

The first major winery you reach when driving north on Rt. 14 on the west side of Seneca Lake is Lakewood Vineyards, a family operation of three generations of the Stamps. The original Stamp family moved to Lakewood Farm in 1951, and planted grapes for the large grape...

Finger Lakes Tasting Tour: East Seneca Lake

by Richard Leahy | Jul 8, 2018 | Regions & Terroir, Tastings/Evaluations, Winery Review, Winery Visits

East Seneca Lake is an exciting place in the Finger Lakes, especially the southeast corner, known locally as the “banana belt” due to the heat it accumulates during the growing season where the lake is deepest and the hillsides catch the reflected sun....
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