by Richard Leahy | Aug 9, 2022 | Events, Tastings/Evaluations, Virginia Wine
Stephen Barnard, Winemaker of Keswick Vineyards and Executive Director of the Monticello Wine Trail On Friday, August 5th, the Monticello Wine Trail showcased the newly released wines of the 2021 vintage, at a group tasting held at Eastwood Farm and Winery south of...
by Richard Leahy | Jul 29, 2022 | Virginia Wine
In the third week of July, some wineries in the Shenandoah Valley, with the help of local and state-level sponsors, organized a 24-hour tour for members of Virginia media, with a focus on travel, Virginia-focused and wine. About a dozen members attended from around...
by Richard Leahy | Apr 24, 2022 | Virginia Wine
In the 2022 Virginia Governor’s Cup Wine competition, Albemarle Ciderworks won Best Cider with their Virginia Hewe’s Crab. Charlotte Shelton, owner of the ciderworks, kindly sent me a bottle of the cider to review. This varietal labeling is their first...
by Richard Leahy | Nov 21, 2021 | Tastings/Evaluations, Virginia Wine, Virginia Wine
This estate blend won the Governor’s Cup in 2012. It is a Left Bank-style blend dominated by 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, and six percent each Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Proprietor and vigneron Jeff White apprenticed under Jim Law of Linden...
by Richard Leahy | Nov 20, 2021 | News/Announcements, Regions & Terroir, Tastings/Evaluations, Virginia Wine
It’s time for my annual Thanksgiving wine recommendations. As a locavore and also as a historian, I promote drinking locally, especially since Thanksgiving is an East Coast tradition (first celebrated at Berkley Hundred on the James River in Virginia, on Dec. 4,...
by Richard Leahy | Nov 19, 2021 | Virginia Wine
Barboursville Vineyards Wins Best White Wine, Best American Winery in 2021 Sommelier Challenge Competition Barboursville Vineyards achieved two impressive distinctions in the 2021 Sommelier Challenge International Wine & Spirits Competition. The first was for...