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If Local Food, why not Local Wine?

April 25, 2010 – 12:58 pm

The third session of the Drink Local Wine Conference delved into the idea of the “eat local movement” and asked why not add local wine. Dave McIntyre of the Washington Post moderated the session of panelists that included Todd Kliman of Washingtonian magazine, Andrew Stover of the Chef Wino blog and Mary Watson-DeLauder from Lansdowne […]

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The Grapes that Do Well in Virginia

April 25, 2010 – 9:10 am

The first session of the conference asked the question, what grapes work best in Virginia? The session moderated by Richard Leahy of Vineyard & Winery Management magazine included panelists Matthew Meyert from Williamsburg Winery, Jennifer McCloud from Chrysalis Vineyards and Matthieu Finot from King Family Vineyards. The panelists represent three of Virginia’s nine wine regions: […]

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Drink Local Wine Conference Field Trip to Boxwood Winery

April 24, 2010 – 5:27 pm

The Drink Local Wine Conference began with a reception held at Boxwood Winery in Middleburg, Virginia. Many wineries mention that they have a state of the art facility. Boxwood Winery could easily become the poster child for a state of the art facility.  The technology includes GPS monitering of vineyards and computer controlled stainless steel […]

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Do Restaurants Know the Meaning of “Local Wine”?

April 23, 2010 – 6:02 am

On Sunday, April 25th wine writers, bloggers, winemakers, growers and wine enthusiasts will meet at Landsdowne Resort near Leesburg, Virginia for the 2010 Drink Local Wine Conference. With the conference only two days away, I began to reflect on the meaning of drink local wine as interpreted by restaurants. I have a few observations after […]

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Four Maryland Wineries to Pour at Virginia Conference

April 22, 2010 – 5:58 am

Four Maryland wineries from the central part of the state will participate in the Twitter Taste-off at Sunday’s Drink Local Wine Conference in Landstowne, Virginia. Black Ankle Vineyards, Elk Run Vineyards, Serpent Ridge Vineyards and Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard will join twenty-one Virginia wineries also pouring wine at the event. During the Twitter Taste-off, each winery […]

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Portfolio 2005 Perhaps Better than Opus One

April 21, 2010 – 6:33 am

Genevieve and Luc Janssens approach art from different perspectives. Genevieve is a winemaker with an impressive background. In 1979 she began working at Robert Mondavi Winery. Ten years later she became the director of production at Opus One. Then in 1997 she became the director of winemaking at Robert Mondavi Winery. Luc captured images as […]

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Does Warmer Weather Equal Whites?

April 16, 2010 – 10:46 am

Matching wine at this time of the year is proving to be a challenge. The April weather has been unusually warmer than normal. Although I’ve been drinking mostly reds, whites may be better bet. Of these reds, the Cabernet Sauvignons I enjoyed more than the Merlots and an Australian Shiraz. But with all of them, […]

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Are There Too Many Wineries in the United States?

April 9, 2010 – 11:00 am

Wine and Vines reported yesterday some statistics about the number of wineries in the United States. As of April 2010 there are 6590 wineries in the US. That makes our task of visiting these wineries and writing about them rather daunting. We’ve visited 465 wineries to date however some of those were in Canada, United […]

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Wine Century Club Turns Five Years Old

April 8, 2010 – 3:22 pm

The Wine Century Club turns 5 years old this spring. It has grown to 721 members. Have you heard about this club? Afterall 721 members in five years doen’t seem like a large number. However, the Wine Century Club is a great learning and fun opportunity for wine enthusiasts. The 721 members have tasted at […]

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In Dreary Weather Look for Beauty

March 29, 2010 – 11:00 am

When traveling to wineries we make plans in advance. You have no control of the weather. As a result I am always interested in looking for photo opportunities in all types of weather during all seasons. Yesterday we had a lovely wine tasting at Valhalla Vineyards in Roanoke, Virginia. The road leading to the vineyards […]

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