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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Monticello AVA in the Charlottesville, VA Area Named World Wine Region of the Year in Wine Enthusiast’s 2023 Wine Star Awards
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – The Charlottesville Albemarle Convention and Visitors Bureau (CACVB) announces that the Charlottesville area and the Monticello American Viticultural Area (AVA) have won Wine Region of the Year in Wine...
Guest Winery Review: Jimmy Rosen Evaluates Current Releases at Linden Vineyards
I've been pleased to meet Jimmy Rosen and his wife Robin at the Wine Guild, who moved to Charlottesville from South Carolina almost a year ago and have been delighted to discover so many wineries with such fine wines in the Old Dominion. Here in a guest column, Jimmy...
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