by Richard Leahy | Sep 24, 2023 | Virginia Wine
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,...
by Richard Leahy | Sep 24, 2023 | Virginia Wine
A growing season without major frost damage, mostly dry with cool nights through mid-September makes it look like 2023 will be a banner vintage for Virginia. Reports so far indicate that the whites were harvested in nice, ripe numbers almost without exception....
by Richard Leahy | Sep 24, 2023 | Virginia Wine
This week, Wine Enthusiast magazine named its four picks for Wine Region of the Year. Charlottesville, VA and its Monticello AVA were in first place, followed by Lambrusco, Italy; Provence, France; and Swartland, South Africa. The magazine noted that, despite the...
by Richard Leahy | Aug 18, 2023 | Virginia Wine
The Delaplane area near I-66 as it passes through the Blue Ridge Mountains has acquired quite a cluster of notable wineries, chief among them Linden Vineyards and RdV Vineyards. Since it opened in March, Crimson Lane should now be added to that list. The view south...
by Richard Leahy | Aug 8, 2023 | Virginia Wine
I’m honored to share that Lois Lindstrom, non-fiction author and host of the television show “The Bookman’s Corner” on Loislindstrom.com and Comcast Channel 69, has interviewed me about the third edition of my book Beyond Jefferson’s...
by Richard Leahy | Aug 7, 2023 | Virginia Wine
The seventh annual East Coast Wineries Summit, organized by Paul Vigna, editor at Penn Live, took place on July 31st at Crossvines, an incubator winery in Poolesville, MD. The facility is part of a county and state agriculture district aiming to foster the development...
