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My Favorite Wines Tasted in 2020

by Richard Leahy | Dec 31, 2020 | Tastings/Evaluations, Virginia Wine, Winery Visits

If you’re reading this, you’re probably as relieved as I am that we’re in a new year. What a great year 2020 was (to focus on fine food and wine, music, or anything else than covid and politics), although there is hope now on those two fronts for the...

Book Signing with “Beyond Jefferson’s Vines” new 3rd edition at Muse Vineyards, with Thanksgiving Wine Selections, Sat. 11/21, 2-4 pm

by Richard Leahy | Nov 13, 2020 | Events, News, Winery Visits

On Saturday Nov. 21, five days before Thanksgiving, author Richard Leahy will sign copies of his current, third edition of Beyond Jefferson’s Vines, the complete guide to Virginia wine in the first 400 years, at Muse Vineyards just east of Woodstock, from 2-4...

Visiting Loudoun Wineries: Vivid ’18 and ’19 Whites, Juicy ’14-’17 Reds

by Richard Leahy | Aug 25, 2020 | Regions & Terroir, Tastings/Evaluations, Virginia Wine, Winery Review, Winery Visits

On August 1st I signed copies of my new third edition of Beyond Jefferson’s Vines (the definitive book on Virginia wine) at Breaux Vineyards in northern Loudoun County, so I stayed for a couple of nights and visited a half-dozen other wineries, some of which...

Tasting Notes on Ankida Ridge’s New Releases

by Richard Leahy | Jun 12, 2020 | Events, Tastings/Evaluations, Winery Review, Winery Visits

Ankida Ridge Vineyards, the “jewel of Amherst County” (my phrasing) has just released their new 2017 vintage Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, and 2016 Blanc de Blancs sparkling wine. The 2017 vintage was a fine one in Virginia, for both reds and whites. The...

DuCard To Host 3 Wine Virtual Tasting, Food Pairings Online Mon. 5/11

by Richard Leahy | May 4, 2020 | News, Tastings/Evaluations, Virginia Wine, Winery Visits

Looking for a way to boost your home cooking and wine knowledge? Join DuCard Vineyards for a Virtual Tasting & Food Pairing/Demonstration Event – Monday May 11th, 7pm!     Three wines will be featured at the DuCard Virtual Tasting and Food Pairing /...

What I Tasted on My Summer Vacation Part 3: Wines of the Lake Michigan Shore AVA

by Richard Leahy | Sep 2, 2019 | Regions & Terroir, Winery Visits

I enjoyed a pre-Labor Day vacation in St. Joseph on the east shore of Lake Michigan last year, so I decided to repeat the experience this year. Millicent Huminsky of the Southwest Michigan Tourism Council helpfully worked to set up winery visits in the Lake Michigan...
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