Richard Leahy is a wine author and wine industry consultant specializing in regional wines east of the Rockies. He has been reporting on the wines of Virginia and other regional wine states since 1986. Richard works with numerous wineries, associations and state agencies, and is the Conference Manager for the largest wine industry trade show on the East Coast, the Eastern Winery Exposition.
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Charlottesville’s Crush Pad Wines and Abingdon’s Katbird’s Wine & Gourmet Shoppe Listed in USA Today’s List of “Top Ten U.S. Wine Shops
On August 1st, USA Today published a list of its choice for the Ten Best Wine Shops in the country. Virginia's wine shops were Crush Pad Wines on the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville (#5), and Katbird's Wine & Gourmet Shoppe in Abingdon (#7). Interestingly,...
Virginia Women in Wine Launched at Eastwood Vineyards
A new organization, Virginia Women in Wine, was launched with a toast of Eastwood sparkling wine raised by 100 attendees (overwhelmingly female) at Eastwood Vineyards near Charlottesville on Tuesday, Aug. 6th. Founder Nancy Bauer introduced some 12 women as members of...
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