by Richard Leahy | Jul 22, 2024 | Virginia Wine
In 2023, Lee Hartman, winemaker of Bluestone Vineyards in the Shenandoah Valley, VA and Joy Ting of Joy Ting Wine in Charlottesville teamed up to produce Santé, a casual sparkling wine made from Vidal grapes. The result is a delicious, fun, easy-drinking wine that is...
by Richard Leahy | Jul 20, 2024 | Virginia Wine
12 Ridges Vineyard near Montebello, at 3,300 ft. elevation 12 Ridges Vineyard, at milepost 25 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Montebello, is the highest elevation vineyard in Virginia, where founder Craig Colberg has planted classic, cool climate winegrapes like...
by Richard Leahy | Jun 7, 2024 | Virginia Wine
“Cool Local Whites for a Hot Summer” tasting, with author and Richard Leahy signing and selling copies of his book Beyond Jefferson’s Vines: the Evolution of Quality Wine in Virginia (3rd ed. 2020) takes place at the Wine Guild in Charlottesville,...
by Richard Leahy | Jun 3, 2024 | Virginia Wine
If you’re searching for a new, exciting “terroirist” producer in the Monticello AVA of Virginia, I recommend Mount Alto Vineyards, near Esmont, southeast of Schuyler, close to the Nelson/Albemarle county line. You’ll have to be prepared for...
by Richard Leahy | Jun 2, 2024 | Virginia Wine
The Generous Pour 2024 Saturday, June 15th, Southwest Mountains Vineyards will host “The Generous Pour,” a Virginia Wine Benefit that will auction off a broad range of exquisite Virginia wine experiences, available exclusively to attendees. A dozen...
by Richard Leahy | May 27, 2024 | Virginia Wine
The 2024 Monticello Cup, given to the top performing wine entered in that competition and coming from wineries in the Monticello AVA around Charlottesville, was won by King Family Vineyards for their 2021 Mountain Plains Red (the name alludes to the original land...
