Virginiawine.org got a makeover. Looks pretty spiffy!
Gary Vaynerchuk took his Wine Library TV show down to Virginia this week and sent his thunder live over the Internet from La Grange in Haymarket, VA.
Right away he got down to business, calling out La Grange’s Pinot Grigio for the $19 price tag. “Nineteen bones for a Pinot Gris is pushing the high [...]
Caught the trailer for Bottle Shock last night when it ran before The Dark Knight. I joke that I’m a wine snob even though I’m not but I am a full-blown movie snob in every sense. Bottle Shock looks good and I’m pumped for it. Alan Rickman, Bill Pullman, and Dennis Farina [...]
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Just in time for restaurant week in Baltimore and Washington DC, Wine Spectator pushed aside their vintage charts for a moment and released their list of the most triumphant wine lists in the country.
The only two-glass “Best of Award of Excellence” in Maryland went to Lewnes’ [...]
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Coming from up in the mountains of Floyd, Virginia, The 2006 Chateau Morrisette Cabernet Sauvignon was lighter in in the glass than most Cabernets. Those accustomed to big, powerful Napa heavyweights will find that this wine looks and behaves more like a Dolcetto or middleweight Rhone varietal.
The wine smelled Earthy, something that I haven’t [...]
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Break out the bubbly! The Wine Market carries the Kluge Blanc de Blanc in the wonderful half bottle size. The Wife and I split one over steamed crabs and corn on Friday night. Without knowing it, we were ushering in the boiling Baltimore summer. It has been humid and hot nonstop this [...]
You’ll rarely find a Virginia wine that’s six years old. Most aren’t built to age and, even f they are built to age, the bottle get popped long before they collect much dust in the cellar. I picked up the Kluge Estate New World Red after it won my BWIT at the Virginia [...]
Notivia Vineyards just opened up in Loudoun County. Catch up on the openings and follow along with their winemaking on their vineyard blog. Dezel already has a through review of Notavia Vineyards posted.
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Bring a blanket and your sunscreen and go check out the Manassas Wine and Jazz Festival coming up on June 15th.
Tickets: $20 at the gate, $15 in advance available on http://www.visitmanassas.org/
Performing: Marcus Johnson, as well as The Keith Wesby Group, and L’Tanya Mari among others.
Participating wineries include Kluge Estates, who I really liked at [...]
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New winery opening up in May out in Fauquier County called Barrel Oak Winery. The name is a bit strange, given that “Barrel” and “Oak” are both are used in winemaking sometimes, but not all the time. “Oak” has even become a dirty word in some circles.
No steel fermented Chardonnays, perhaps?
No matter, proprietors [...]
