Shep Rouse of Rockbridge Vineyards Named 2022 VVA “Grower of the Year”

by Richard Leahy | May 13, 2022 | Conferences & Meetings, News/Announcements

During the annual meeting of the Virginia Vineyards Association on May 12, the Grower of the Year award was given to Shepherd Rouse, proprietor of Rockbridge Vineyards. The award was announced by Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry Matthew Lohr. “For more...

A Fun, Frenetic Two Weeks Promoting Virginia Wine

by Richard Leahy | Nov 15, 2021 | Conferences & Meetings, Events, Regions & Terroir, Tastings/Evaluations

For the last two weeks, I’ve been busy going to ceremonies and conferences to celebrate and promote Virginia wine. This blog entry will have many more pics that usual and fewer words to give you a feel for this busy period. First, I attended a celebration for...

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...

VVA Names Carl Tinder “Grower of the Year”

by Richard Leahy | Feb 21, 2020 | Conferences & Meetings, News/Announcements

Carl Tinder Sr., owner of Tinder Cattle & Vineyard, a vineyard consulting business and agricultural cooperative in Scottsville, was awarded the Virginia Vineyards Association’s  “Grower of the Year” award at its annual meeting in Charlottesville....

Richard Gives Virginia Wine Seminar at annual Society of Wine Educators Conference

by Richard Leahy | Aug 23, 2019 | Conferences & Meetings, Virginia Wine

The annual Society of Wine Educators conference draws attendees from around the country and speakers from around the world. The program for the 43rd conference was both educational and widely diverse, and seminars included wine regions as far-flung as Uruguay,...

8th Eastern Winery Exposition Opens March 19th in Syracuse, NY

by Richard Leahy | Mar 12, 2019 | Conferences & Meetings, Events, News/Announcements

The eighth annual Eastern Winery Exposition opens in one week, Tuesday March 19th at the Oncenter in downtown Syracuse, NY. EWE is the largest production wine industry trade show and conference east of the Pacific states, and will feature 215 exhibitors, a day of...