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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My Thanksgiving Wine Recommendations
I like to post my annual Thanksgiving wine recommendations in the prior week, so people have time to read them and then shop for them. As a locavore and also as a historian, I promote drinking locally, especially since Thanksgiving is an East Coast American tradition....
2024 Shenandoah Cup Winner Announced
The Shenandoah Valley Wine Trail, comprised of wineries in the Shenandoah Valley American Viticultural Area (AVA), the oldest and largest in the state, presented the Sixth Shenandoah Cup trophy to the top-rated wine submitted in its competition at a Celebration held...
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