by Richard Leahy | Aug 14, 2016 | Competitions, Fruit Wines
The first “Drink Outside the Grape” competition with just under 100 entries took place in Charlottesville, VA on August 11, resulting in 76 medals for fruit wines, meads, ciders and fruit brandies. The 98 entries came from 11 U.S. states, two provinces of Canada, and...
by Richard Leahy | May 26, 2016 | Fruit Wines, Tastings/Evaluations, Varietals
Now that we’ve gone from 55 F and rain for days on end to 90F and no clouds in the sky here in Virginia, it’s time to change gears and start shining the light on white wines, but we will have some notable red wine highlights to wrap up from the dismal...