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12 Ridges Vineyards, High-Quality, High-Altitude Wines off the Blue Ridge Parkway

by Richard Leahy | Oct 9, 2022 | Virginia Wine, Winery Review, Winery Visits

October is Virginia Wine Month, and I recommend everyone not only visit at least one winery this month but visit one you haven’t been to yet. The foliage is peaking, and October is the most popular month for winery visits in Virginia, but here’s a place you’ve...

Tasting Highlights: Merrie Mill Farm & Vineyard (Albemarle) and Bozzo Family Vineyard (Loudoun)

by Richard Leahy | Jul 5, 2022 | Tastings/Evaluations, Virginia Wine, Winery Visits

Feeling in a merry mood over the July Fourth holiday weekend, I visited the Merrie Mill Farm & Vineyard, opened just two years ago on Rt. 22 east of Keswick. Merrie Mill Farm & Vineyard, Keswick In 2017, Guy and Elizabeth Perry, British citizens, attended a...

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...

Hazy Mountain Vineyards & Brewery in Afton Makes a Grand Entrance

by Richard Leahy | Jul 25, 2021 | Tastings/Evaluations, Winery Visits

Hazy Mountain Vineyards & Brewery, perched on a mountaintop with a million-dollar view at the western extreme of Albemarle County, is the newest vineyard and winery in the Monticello AVA (the grand opening was June 17th). Everything is impressive, from the 360...

Tasting Wines of the “Appellation” Trail (Monticello AVA, Virginia)

by Richard Leahy | May 16, 2021 | Regions & Terroir, Virginia Wine, Winery Visits

May 15th was an ideal day to do most anything outdoors. Near Charlottesville, it was an ideal day to avoid the crowds near the University and visit wineries, especially since the CDC had OK’d not wearing masks when in groups outdoors. Wineries were serving...

Wine of the Week: Ankida Ridge Pinot Noir Rose 2020

by Richard Leahy | May 3, 2021 | Tastings/Evaluations, Virginia Wine, Winery Visits

There’s no winery event like one where a new label is introduced, and the world is coming out of pandemic restrictions. Last weekend in early May I drove to Ankida Ridge Vineyards in western Amherst County, to enjoy the lovely mountain views and top-notch...
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