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Monticello Wine Media Event Draws 15 to Two-Day Immersion in Area Wines

by Richard Leahy | Aug 5, 2021 | Conferences & Meetings, Regions & Terroir, Virginia Wine, Winery Visits

The Monticello Wine Trail Media Event, co-organized by Virginia wine writers Frank Morgan and Nancy Bauer, brought a versatile, curated group of 15 writers to Charlottesville on August 1-2 for an immersion in the wines, winemakers and winery owners of the Monticello...

Hazy Mountain Vineyards & Brewery in Afton Makes a Grand Entrance

by Richard Leahy | Jul 25, 2021 | Tastings/Evaluations, Winery Visits

Hazy Mountain Vineyards & Brewery, perched on a mountaintop with a million-dollar view at the western extreme of Albemarle County, is the newest vineyard and winery in the Monticello AVA (the grand opening was June 17th). Everything is impressive, from the 360...

Tasting Wines of the “Appellation” Trail (Monticello AVA, Virginia)

by Richard Leahy | May 16, 2021 | Regions & Terroir, Virginia Wine, Winery Visits

May 15th was an ideal day to do most anything outdoors. Near Charlottesville, it was an ideal day to avoid the crowds near the University and visit wineries, especially since the CDC had OK’d not wearing masks when in groups outdoors. Wineries were serving...

Wine of the Week: Ankida Ridge Pinot Noir Rose 2020

by Richard Leahy | May 3, 2021 | Tastings/Evaluations, Virginia Wine, Winery Visits

There’s no winery event like one where a new label is introduced, and the world is coming out of pandemic restrictions. Last weekend in early May I drove to Ankida Ridge Vineyards in western Amherst County, to enjoy the lovely mountain views and top-notch...

My Favorite Wines Tasted in 2020

by Richard Leahy | Dec 31, 2020 | Tastings/Evaluations, Virginia Wine, Winery Visits

If you’re reading this, you’re probably as relieved as I am that we’re in a new year. What a great year 2020 was (to focus on fine food and wine, music, or anything else than covid and politics), although there is hope now on those two fronts for the...

Book Signing with “Beyond Jefferson’s Vines” new 3rd edition at Muse Vineyards, with Thanksgiving Wine Selections, Sat. 11/21, 2-4 pm

by Richard Leahy | Nov 13, 2020 | Events, News/Announcements, Winery Visits

On Saturday Nov. 21, five days before Thanksgiving, author Richard Leahy will sign copies of his current, third edition of Beyond Jefferson’s Vines, the complete guide to Virginia wine in the first 400 years, at Muse Vineyards just east of Woodstock, from 2-4...
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